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Son of William and Sarah Spouse; husband of Margaret Spouse, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Lieutenant John Spouse, Regimental Number 506134, Canadian Engineers, 7th Battalion.
Born 08 August 1871 in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland to William Spouse & Sarah Gray.
Married Margaret Sturgess 30 March 1899 at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England.
Died 21 July 1918 at 46 years in Arras, France.
Buried in Bellacourt Military Cemetery at Riviere, Pas de Calais, France.
Profession - Schoolmaster; Principal of the West Hartlepool Pupil Teacher Centre in West Hartlepool, Durham, England from 1898 to 1910; Principal of George Jay School in Victoria, BC from 1910 to 1912; Teacher at the Provincial Normal School in Vancouver, BC from 1912 to 1916.
Father of Winifred Spouse 1901-1984 and Frederic Alan Spouse 1905-1996
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Bellacourt Military Cemetery in Riviere, Pas de Calais, France. 1918 grave of Lieutenant John Spouse, 7th Battalion CE, Killed in Action 21 July 1918 in Arras.
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Bellacourt Military Cemetery in Riviere, Pas de Calais, France. Picture taken by granddaughter Joan McGiveron in 1996; grave of Lieutenant John Spouse 7th Battalion, Canadian Engineers, Killed in Action 21 July 1918 in Arras, France.
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Bellacourt Military Cemetery
Riviere, Pas de Calais, France
May 1996
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Margaret Spouse, nee Sturgess, widow of Lt. John Spouse. Picture taken at the summit of Mount President in the Canadian Rockies on the occasion of Margaret's 65th birthday. Alpine Club of Canada, Saturday, 24 July 1937
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Exactly 90 years after the death of Lt. John Spouse in Arras, France his name was added to the Eyemouth War Memorial in Berwickshire, Scotland on 21 July 2008. His granddaughter Joan McGiveron from B.C. was on hand for the unveiling. John Spouse was born 08 August 1871 in Eyemouth to William Spouse and Sarah Gray.
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From the Vancouver Daily Province September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant John Spouse, Regimental Number 506134, Canadian Engineers, 7th Battalion. Born 08 August 1871 in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland to William Spouse & Sarah Gray. Married Margaret Sturgess 30 March 1899 at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England. Died 21 July 1918 at 46 years in Arras, France. Buried in Bellacourt Military Cemetery at Riviere, Pas de Calais, France. Profession - Schoolmaster; Principal of the West Hartlepool Pupil Teacher Centre in West Hartlepool, Durham, England from 1898 to 1910; Principal of George Jay School in Victoria, BC from 1910 to 1912; Teacher at the Provincial Normal School in Vancouver, BC from 1912 to 1916. Father of Winifred Spouse 1901-1984 and Frederic Alan Spouse 1905-1996
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Bellacourt Military Cemetery in Riviere, Pas de Calais, France. 1918 grave of Lieutenant John Spouse, 7th Battalion CE, Killed in Action 21 July 1918 in Arras.
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Bellacourt Military Cemetery in Riviere, Pas de Calais, France. Picture taken by granddaughter Joan McGiveron in 1996; grave of Lieutenant John Spouse 7th Battalion, Canadian Engineers, Killed in Action 21 July 1918 in Arras, France.
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Bellacourt Military Cemetery Riviere, Pas de Calais, France May 1996
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Margaret Spouse, nee Sturgess, widow of Lt. John Spouse. Picture taken at the summit of Mount President in the Canadian Rockies on the occasion of Margaret's 65th birthday. Alpine Club of Canada, Saturday, 24 July 1937
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Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England
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Exactly 90 years after the death of Lt. John Spouse in Arras, France his name was added to the Eyemouth War Memorial in Berwickshire, Scotland on 21 July 2008. His granddaughter Joan McGiveron from B.C. was on hand for the unveiling. John Spouse was born 08 August 1871 in Eyemouth to William Spouse and Sarah Gray.
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From the Vancouver Daily Province September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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BELLACOURT MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Bellacourt is a village in the commune of Riviere, in the Departement of the Pas de Calais, 10 kilometres south-west of Arras.
Visitors should take the N25, Arras to Coullens main road, as far as Beaumetz les Loges. Take the D34 to Riviere, fork right onto the D7, still in the direction of Riviere, and then turn left to the cemetery as indicated by the CWGC sign.
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