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Military service
Service number:
27845
Age:
36
Rank:
Lance Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
"G" Coy. 15th Bn.
Birth:
November 4, 1878
Edinburgh, Scotland
Enlistment:
September 21, 1914
Valcartier, Québec
Death:
April 24, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
Additional information
Son of Agnes Hannah, of Edinburgh, Scotland, and the late James Hannah.
Additional citations
1914-15 Star
Digital gallery of Lance Sergeant John Dawson Hannah
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Badge
15th Bn cap badge. Submitted by Capt (Ret`d) S. W. Gilbert, 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
1ST Division, 3rd Brigade shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt (Ret`d) S. W. Gilbert, 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Inscription on Menin Gate Memorial
Menin Gate panel where Lance Sergeant John Hannah is commemorated. Photo by BGen Young (ret) and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
One of two memorial plaques dedicated on 24 April 2010 to commemorate those members of the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada) who fell during the 2nd Battle of Ypres 22-26 April 1915. This memorial is located on Gravenstafel Ridge. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
One of two memorial plaques dedicated on 24 April 2010 to commemorate those members of the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada) who fell during the 2nd Battle of Ypres 22-26 April 1915. This memorial is located in the town of St. Julien. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (Front Side). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (Reverse). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath -
Memorial
Regimental Memorial Battle of 2nd Ypres located in St Julien. SUBMITTED BY 15TH BN MEMORIAL PROJECT TEAM. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram October 1914. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 18 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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