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Military service
Service number:
47997
Age:
33
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
May 2, 1883
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Enlistment:
May 27, 1915
Niagara Camp, Ontario
Death:
September 26, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Patrick and Catherine Hanley. Brother of Annie Leonard of Yorkshire, England.
Additional citations
1914-15 Star
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal John Hanley
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Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) victor goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
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)
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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)
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Service Record
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap badge 37th Bn. Lance Corporal Hanley enlisted with the 37th Bn but was sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement.. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Service Record
Record of Service Card (front side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
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.
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Hanley
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Hanley
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Hanley
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Hanley
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Hanley
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Hanley
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 98 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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