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Military service
Service number:
B/37718
Age:
23
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Death:
October 21, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
2. B. 3.
Additional information
Son of William S. and Mary J. Pirie, of Hamilton, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Sergeant John Charles Pirie
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Press Clipping
"In Memorian" published in the Toronto Star in 1948 for Sgt. John Charles Pirie. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Photo of John Charles Pirie - Photo submitted by On The War Memorial Trail research project. -
Grave Marker
Pte. Fred Russell, who took this photo, served with Sgt. Pirie in the Lincoln and Welland Regiment during WW2. He took this photo in 1944 or 1945 and brought it home from war, which would indicate his high regard and grief felt in the loss of his fallen comrade. Date of Birth:19 Apr 1921 Date of Death:21 Oct 1944 -
Gravemarker
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Newspaper Clipping 2
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Newspaper Clipping
Article from 1947 -
Newspaper Clipping 3
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Charles Pirie
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Charles Pirie
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Charles Pirie
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Charles Pirie
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Charles Pirie
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Charles Pirie
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Charles Pirie
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Charles Pirie
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Charles Pirie
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 418 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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