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Military service
Service number:
111145
Age:
25
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regt.)
Birth:
July 23, 1890
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Enlistment:
June 5, 1915
Amherst, New Brunswick
Death:
June 2, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 30 and 32
Additional information
Son of James and Katherine Dolan. His early education was gained at Saint Dunstan's School and he later graduated from the High School, Fredericton, in 1907. The same year he entered the University to study Civil Engineering. During his College and High School career, Private Dolan was a sporting enthusiast and athlete. He captained both the football and hockey teams while at High School, and was a member of several University of New Brunswick football, hockey and basketball teams, being a member of the star team which toured Upper Canada. He also later played baseball professionally in the New Brunswick and Maine League.
Digital gallery of Private John Frederick Dolan
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Inscription
Inscription on plate 32 of the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium -
Photo of John Frederick Dolan
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 1025 of 1084.
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Private John Frederick Dolan
Digital gallery of
Private John Frederick Dolan
Digital gallery of
Private John Frederick Dolan
Digital gallery of
Private John Frederick Dolan
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 78 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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