Profile image
Military service
Age:
19
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Yorkshire Regiment
Division:
2nd Battalion
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
July 26, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Edward Buchan and Annie Louisa Freeland (nee Stark), of 1159 Bay St., Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Second Lieutenant John Buchan Freeland
-
Newspaper Clipping
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping 2
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Commemorative Plaque
1914-18 Memorial Plaque, The University Schools, University of Toronto, 371 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario. Erected by the U.T.S. Hockey Club, 1919-20. -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Menin Gate - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Menin Gate
Second Lieutenant John Buchan Freeland was the son of Edward Buchan and Annie Louisa Freeland (nee Stark), of 1159 Bay St., Toronto, Ontario. He was a member of the class of 1913 at the Royal Military College of Canada, Cadet #1045. He served with the 2nd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment. He died on July 26, 1917 at 19 years of age. His name is listed on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. His name is listed on the memorial arch at the Royal Military College of Canada. Photograph and details by volunteer/s: Rudy Van Kerckhoven http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=1222901 -
Stained Glass Window
-
Battalion Photo
-
Memorial Arch
-
Plaque
-
Memorial
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. -
Memorial
Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant John Buchan Freeland
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant John Buchan Freeland
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant John Buchan Freeland
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant John Buchan Freeland
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant John Buchan Freeland
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 577 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.