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Son of Mrs. Elizabeth McEwan, of 42, Metcalf St., Toronto, Ont.; husband of Dora May McEwan, of 97, Oak St., Toronto, Ont.
Digital gallery of Private John McEwan
Digital gallery of
Private John McEwan
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John McEwan
Digital gallery of
Private John McEwan
Pte. John McEwan'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.
Digital gallery of
Private John McEwan
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Private John McEwan
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Private John McEwan
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 John McEwan
From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Image gallery
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From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Pte. John McEwan'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.
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Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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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
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From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 125 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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TORONTO (ST. JOHN'S NORWAY) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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