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Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
829658
Age:
26
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
Division:
44th Bn.
Birth:
November 7, 1890
County of Durham, England
Enlistment:
December 7, 1915
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
August 23, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of James Greener of Weyburn, Saskatchewan.
Additional citations
Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Corporal John Greener
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Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). 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
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Corporal John Greener
Digital gallery of
Corporal John Greener
Digital gallery of
Corporal John Greener
Digital gallery of
Corporal John Greener
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 247 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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