Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of William and Emma Brown Ewens, of Owen Sound, Ontario; husband of Phoebe M. Ewens, of 737, 3rd Avenue East, Queen Sound, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant George Arthur Ewens
Image gallery
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Photo courtesy of Keith Boswell, England
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Left to Right: George Ewens, Stanley Campbell (his brother in law), and James Robb. In training.
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Top - Stanley Campbell, middle left is George Ewens his brother in law. In training.
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George Ewens and his wife Phoebe Mildred (nee Campbell). She trained as a nurse and went overseas to England.
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George Ewens' wooden cross in France.
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George Ewens' newspaper clippings regarding his death..
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Owen Sound, Ontario
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Lieutenant George Arthur Ewens Newspaper Announcement from the Owen Sound Sun, Owen Sound ON on Friday 2 Nov 1917 , page 1.
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From the Toronto Telegram October 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Owen Sound Collegiate Institute Memorial Tablet. Image courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 235 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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OXFORD ROAD CEMETERY Belgium
The OXFORD ROAD CEMETERY is located to the North East of the town of Ieper. From the station turn left and drive along M.Fochlaan to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left into M.Haiglaan and drive to the next roundabout. Here turn right into Oude Veurnestraat, this then changes into Diksmuidseweg and Brugseweg drive along this road to the traffic lights. Straight over the lights to the end of the road. At the T junction turn left (still Brugseweg) and continue along this road through the village of Sint Jan (N313). After the village you come to a fork in the road, take the right hand fork and the OXFORD ROAD CEMETERY is 50 metres along on the right hand side.
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