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Military service
Age:
44
Rank:
Major
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Army General List
Death:
January 21, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. B. 4.
Additional information
Son of Edward Archer Greathed and of Janet Georgina Greathead (nee Croft); husband of Mary Gladys Greathed (nee Laird), of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Major Archer Jack Greathed
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Photo of Archer Jack Greathed
Major Greathed had served in the militia before the War and upon mobilisation of The Queen's Own Rifles, he enlisted for active service. Greathed was with the Regiment in Newfoundland, N.B. and England before being transferred to higher Army Headquarters. He died in Holland while serving in a support capacity. -
Obituary
The obituary of Major Greathed. -
Grave Marker
Grave of Major Archer Jack Greathed at the Nederweert War Cemetery in the Netherlands. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Major Archer Jack Greathed
Digital gallery of
Major Archer Jack Greathed
Digital gallery of
Major Archer Jack Greathed
Digital gallery of
Major Archer Jack Greathed
Digital gallery of
Major Archer Jack Greathed
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 520 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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