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Son of Captain Henry Chestnut, of St. Catharines, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant John Albon Chestnut
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Lieutenant John Albon Chestnut
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Lieutenant John Albon Chestnut
Pro Deo Et Patria Erected by the Royal Military College Club of Canada Anno Domini 1923. Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada.
1030 Lieut. John Albon Chestnut (RMC 1914) was the son of Captain Henry Chestnut, of St. Catharines, Ontario. He served with the Royal Field Artillery Division: 6th Divisional Ammunition Column. He died Dec 20, 1915.
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Lieutenant John Albon Chestnut
On their 50th anniversary the class of August 1915 at the Royal Military College of Canada have placed this memorial stained glass window to honour their fallen classmates.
1030 Lieut. John Albon Chestnut (RMC 1914) was the son of Captain Henry Chestnut, of St. Catharines, Ontario. He served with the Royal Field Artillery Division: 6th Divisional Ammunition Column. He died of wounds (gas) on Dec 20, 1915.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Albon Chestnut
1030 Lieut. John Albon Chestnut (RMC 1914) was the son of Captain Henry Chestnut, of St. Catharines, Ontario. He served with the Royal Field Artillery Division: 6th Divisional Ammunition Column. He died of wounds (gas) on Dec 20, 1915.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Albon Chestnut
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Albon Chestnut
The Cenotaph at Memorial Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, was dedicated on August 7th, 1927 by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII), and unveiled by Brigadier General W. B. M. King, C.M.G., D.S.O. The names of St. Catharines men who died as a result of their service during World War I are listed on two bronze tablets located at City Hall.
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Lieutenant John Albon Chestnut
Source: The Globe, Toronto Wednesday December 22, 1915
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Lieutenant John Albon Chestnut
Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Albon Chestnut
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Albon Chestnut
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Albon Chestnut
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Albon Chestnut
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Pro Deo Et Patria Erected by the Royal Military College Club of Canada Anno Domini 1923. Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada. 1030 Lieut. John Albon Chestnut (RMC 1914) was the son of Captain Henry Chestnut, of St. Catharines, Ontario. He served with the Royal Field Artillery Division: 6th Divisional Ammunition Column. He died Dec 20, 1915.
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On their 50th anniversary the class of August 1915 at the Royal Military College of Canada have placed this memorial stained glass window to honour their fallen classmates. 1030 Lieut. John Albon Chestnut (RMC 1914) was the son of Captain Henry Chestnut, of St. Catharines, Ontario. He served with the Royal Field Artillery Division: 6th Divisional Ammunition Column. He died of wounds (gas) on Dec 20, 1915.
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1030 Lieut. John Albon Chestnut (RMC 1914) was the son of Captain Henry Chestnut, of St. Catharines, Ontario. He served with the Royal Field Artillery Division: 6th Divisional Ammunition Column. He died of wounds (gas) on Dec 20, 1915.
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
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The Cenotaph at Memorial Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, was dedicated on August 7th, 1927 by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII), and unveiled by Brigadier General W. B. M. King, C.M.G., D.S.O. The names of St. Catharines men who died as a result of their service during World War I are listed on two bronze tablets located at City Hall.
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Source: The Globe, Toronto Wednesday December 22, 1915
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Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 566 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.
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