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Military service
Service number:
116895
Age:
28
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia Regt.)
Birth:
November 5, 1888
Irvine, Ayshire, Scotland
Enlistment:
May 10, 1916
Victoria, British Columbia
Death:
April 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
6.C.6.
Additional information
Son of Thomas and Annie Elliott, of Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. Husband of Margaret Andrew (nee Brown) Elliott, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Private John Elliott
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Private John Elliott
Digital gallery of
Private John Elliott
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 233 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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