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Military service
Service number:
8313
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Division:
2nd Bn.
Birth:
Alexandria, Dumbarton, Scotland
Enlistment:
September 22, 1914
Valcartier, Québec
Death:
March 2, 1915
France
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lyons of Oshawa, Ontario. Brother of Sgt James Craig, 2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry, killed in action on March 2, 1915, and Bugler William Craig.
Digital gallery of Private George Craig
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Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping 2
Tribute to the Craig brothers. -
Newspaper Clipping 3
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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. -
Memorial
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of GEORGE CRAIG
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Memorial
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) -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram March 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Private George Craig
Digital gallery of
Private George Craig
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 10 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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