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Military service
Service number:
24901
Age:
40
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
"H" Coy. 13th Bn.
Death:
May 20, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Husband of Marguerite Cockburn, of 10053, 107th St., Edmonton, Alberta.
Digitized service file.
Digital gallery of Private John William Cockburn
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Circumstances of Death Registers
WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 471 of 1384. Buried behind trenches at Festubert. Subsequently, body could not be located for reburial. -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private John William Cockburn
Digital gallery of
Private John William Cockburn
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