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John Bower Lewis Heney

In memory of:

Lieutenant John Bower Lewis Heney

March 9, 1918

Military Service

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Flying Corps

Division:

9th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross

Additional Information

Born:

June 19, 1894
Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 14, 1916
Kingston, Ontario

Son of Frederick A. and Ida M. Heney, of Westborough, Carleton County, Ontario. He had former militia service with the 23rd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery and one year at McGill University with the Canadian Officers' Training Corps.

Commemorated on Page 427 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

V. D. 6.

Location:

The village of Choques is 4 kilometres north-west of Bethune on the road to Lillers. When you reach the traffic lights on this road at Choques, follow the signs for the centre of town and go through the main street, then turn left towards Gonnheim, then take the first turning on the right and the CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY lies approximately 400 metres down the road on the left.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Attestation papers– Officer’s declaration paper

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    Attestation papers
    Attestation papers – Officer’s declaration paper
  • Photo of John Bower Lewis Heney– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of John Bower Lewis Heney
    Photo of John Bower Lewis Heney – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Honour roll– In memory of the Ashbury College alumni and staff who gave their lives in Word War I, World War II and the Korean War. Plaque erected in the Ashbury College Chapel, 362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa

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    Honour roll
    Honour roll – In memory of the Ashbury College alumni and staff who gave their lives in Word War I, World War II and the Korean War. Plaque erected in the Ashbury College Chapel, 362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa
  • Photo of John Bower Lewis Heney– Born June 16, 1894. Mentioned in despatches April 15, 1917, 4th Battalion. Transferred to Flying Corps a few months before his death.

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    Photo of John Bower Lewis Heney
    Photo of John Bower Lewis Heney – Born June 16, 1894. Mentioned in despatches April 15, 1917, 4th Battalion. Transferred to Flying Corps a few months before his death.
  • Photo 2

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    Photo 2
  • Photo of Brother– Bower's Brother, Frederick Gordon Geoffrey Heney

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    Photo of Brother
    Photo of Brother – Bower's Brother, Frederick Gordon Geoffrey Heney
  • Frederick Augustus Heney– Frederick Augustus Heney, father of John Bower Lewis Heney.

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    Frederick Augustus Heney
    Frederick Augustus Heney – Frederick Augustus Heney, father of John Bower Lewis Heney.
  • Kathleen Clare Heney Carty

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    Kathleen Clare Heney Carty
    Kathleen Clare Heney Carty
  • Ida Mary née Street and Bower

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    Ida Mary née Street and Bower
    Ida Mary née Street and Bower
  • Syringa Cottage– Syringa Cottage where John Bower Heney II was born. It was destroyed by fire shortly after his birth.

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    Syringa Cottage
    Syringa Cottage – Syringa Cottage where John Bower Heney II was born. It was destroyed by fire shortly after his birth.
  • Stained glass window– This stained glass window at the All Saints Church, Richmond Road, Ottawa was mounted in honour of Frederick Augustus Heney and his son John Bower Lewis Heney.

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    Stained glass window
    Stained glass window – This stained glass window at the All Saints Church, Richmond Road, Ottawa was mounted in honour of Frederick Augustus Heney and his son John Bower Lewis Heney.
  • Memorial Cross

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    Memorial Cross
    Memorial Cross
  • Memorial plaque

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    Memorial plaque
    Memorial plaque
  • Service revolver

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    Service revolver
    Service revolver
  • King's Scroll

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    King's Scroll
    King's Scroll
  • Wooden cross– Buried at Choques Military Cemetery, Plot 5, Row D, Grave 6

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    Wooden cross
    Wooden cross – Buried at Choques Military Cemetery, Plot 5, Row D, Grave 6
  • Letter of Gallantry

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    Letter of Gallantry
    Letter of Gallantry
  • Condolence– Sent from Buckingham Palace

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    Condolence
    Condolence – Sent from Buckingham Palace
  • Photo of house– Picture of the house Bower's family lived in at the time of his death.

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    Photo of house
    Photo of house – Picture of the house Bower's family lived in at the time of his death.
  • Photo of John Bower Lewis Heney– From "Our Heroes in The Great World War", compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, Ontario, 1919.

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    Photo of John Bower Lewis Heney
    Photo of John Bower Lewis Heney – From "Our Heroes in The Great World War", compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, Ontario, 1919.
  • Christmas Card (Cover)– Christmas card - WW1 (cover)

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    Christmas Card (Cover)
    Christmas Card (Cover) – Christmas card - WW1 (cover)
  • Christmas Card– Christmas card - WW1

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    Christmas Card
    Christmas Card – Christmas card - WW1
  • Certificate

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    Certificate
    Certificate
  • Circumstances of death report

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    Circumstances of death report
    Circumstances of death report
  • Burial report

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    Burial report
    Burial report
  • Death Certificate

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    Death Certificate
    Death Certificate
  • Horse Hoof Ink Well (Top)

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    Horse Hoof Ink Well (Top)
    Horse Hoof Ink Well (Top)
  • Horse Hoof Ink Well (front)

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    Horse Hoof Ink Well (front)
    Horse Hoof Ink Well (front)
  • Horse Hoof Ink Well (right side)

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    Horse Hoof Ink Well (right side)
    Horse Hoof Ink Well (right side)
  • Horse Hoof Ink Well (left side)

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    Horse Hoof Ink Well (left side)
    Horse Hoof Ink Well (left side)
  • Horse Hoof Ink Well (open)

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    Horse Hoof Ink Well (open)
    Horse Hoof Ink Well (open)
  • Horse Hoof Ink Well (bottom)

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    Horse Hoof Ink Well (bottom)
    Horse Hoof Ink Well (bottom)
  • Honour Roll - McGill University– From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.

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    Honour Roll - McGill University
    Honour Roll - McGill University – From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
  • Medals

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    Medals
    Medals
  • Grave marker– J.B.L. Heney's grave marker in France

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – J.B.L. Heney's grave marker in France
  • Medal Entitlement Record– Military Cross request

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    Medal Entitlement Record
    Medal Entitlement Record – Military Cross request

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