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Military service
Service number:
27982
Age:
43
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
December 24, 1872
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
October 6, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Digital gallery of Private John Baldwin
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Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Remembered by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto, Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Badge
Cap Badge of 15th Bn CEF - submitted by Capt (retired) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project Team -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder flashes 15th Bn CEB submitted by Capt (retired) V. Goldman -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project. -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project. -
Memorial
15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Memorial located in the village of Courcelette, France. The memorial commemorates the unit’s actions on 26 September 1916 when they attacked Regina Trench during the Battle of Thiepval Ridge. The memorial honours all members of the unit who took part in the Somme offensive of 1916. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. -
Photo of JOHN BALDWIN
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram June 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram November 1914. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star Weekly c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John Baldwin
Digital gallery of
Private John Baldwin
Digital gallery of
Private John Baldwin
Digital gallery of
Private John Baldwin
Digital gallery of
Private John Baldwin
Digital gallery of
Private John Baldwin
Digital gallery of
Private John Baldwin
Digital gallery of
Private John Baldwin
Digital gallery of
Private John Baldwin
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 50 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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