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Military service
Service number:
163389
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
75th Bn.
Death:
November 18, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of David and Mary Jane McCraw, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Joseph Herbert Wilmot McCraw
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Vimy Memorial
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) -
Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). 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) -
Newspaper Clipping
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Memorial Plaque
Pte. Joseph McCraw'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. -
Photo of JOSEPH HERBERT WILMOT MCCRAW
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of JOSEPH HERBERT WILMOT MCCRAW
In memory of the employees of the T. Eaton Company that went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Herbert Wilmot McCraw
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Herbert Wilmot McCraw
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Herbert Wilmot McCraw
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Herbert Wilmot McCraw
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Herbert Wilmot McCraw
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Herbert Wilmot McCraw
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 123 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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