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Military service
Service number:
171710
Age:
25
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
3rd Bn.
Birth:
May 17, 1891
Death:
October 8, 1916
Burial/memorial information
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Husband of Bertha Wilson, of Keene, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private John Wilson
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Memorial
Pte. John Wilson's name is listed on this bronze memorial designed as a tribute to the men of the Eaton company who died as a result of service in World War One. 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. It was unveiled in Toronto on November 15th, 1923 by Mrs. Timothy Eaton and on November 26th an identical memorial was unveiled in the Winnipeg store. The shield of the female figure bears the coats of arms of the provinces of Canada. -
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)
Digital gallery of
Private John Wilson
Digital gallery of
Private John Wilson
Digital gallery of
Private John Wilson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 183 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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