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Military service
Service number:
F/31501
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Division:
11 Field Amb.
Birth:
April 7, 1923
New Perth, Prince Edward Island
Enlistment:
January 5, 1943
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Death:
October 10, 1944
In the field, Belgium
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. A. 10.
Additional information
Son of Martin F. and Christina Corcoran, of Perth, Prince Edward Island. Brother of Catherine Cain, Rita Corcoran and Raymond Corcoran.
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Grave Marker
Grave marker … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery Entrance
Entrance … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cross of Sacrifice
Cross of Sacrifice located in Plots 4 and 4A … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
View of Plot 3 … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private John Alexander Corcoran
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Private John Alexander Corcoran
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Private John Alexander Corcoran
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Private John Alexander Corcoran
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Private John Alexander Corcoran
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 279 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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