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Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
408053
Age:
31
Rank:
Lance Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
13th Bn.
Birth:
May 28, 1885
Dumbarton, Scotland
Enlistment:
June 11, 1915
Niagara, Ontario
Death:
October 24, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. C. 12.
Additional information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lyons of Oshawa, Ontario. Husband of Mrs. James Craig, and father of one son of Oshawa, Ontario. Brother of Pte George Craig, 2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry, killed in action on March 2, 1915, and Bugler William Craig.
Additional citations
Military Medal, London Gazette 29854, dated 8 December 1916.
Digital gallery of Lance Sergeant James Craig
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Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping 2
Tribute to the Craig family. -
Oshawa War Memorial
The Oshawa Ontario War Memorial (1924) was named "The Garden of the Unforgotten". This elaborate memorial was set with stones from each Great War Allied Nation and from the battlefields where Canadians fought. A pair of electric torches were to remain burning, and a copper time capsule box with artifacts from 1924 was buried under the memorial. In 2002, the Memorial Park was redeveloped and today the park incorporates beautiful gardens. A plaque explaining the redevelopment states: "Memorial Park is regarded as hallowed ground for quiet meditation, the enjoyment of music, and especially for honouring our men and women who served in armed conflicts". -
Plaque
This memorial is located in Oshawa, Ontario. -
Photo of James Craig
Enrolled with the 37th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CRABB TO CROSSLAND Microform Sequence 24; Volume Number 31829_B016733. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 168. Page 87 of 788. -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant James Craig
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant James Craig
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant James Craig
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant James Craig
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant James Craig
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant James Craig
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant James Craig
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 72 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
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