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John William Crowe

In memory of:

Private John William Crowe

October 2, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

3314292

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

102nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 28, 1891

Son of Joseph and Bella Crowe, of Milton, Halton County, Ontario. Canada.

Commemorated on Page 392 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VIII. A. 43.

Location:

Duisans and Etrun are villages in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, about 9 kilometres west of Arras. The DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY lies in Etrun but takes its name from the nearer village of Duisans. It is one kilometre north of Duisans on the D339 road off the Route nationale N39 (Arras-St Pol), in the angle of the Arras Habarcq road and a track leading to Haute-Avesnes.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Crowe– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of John Crowe – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Crossley to Cyrs. Microform Sequence 25; Volume Number 31829_B016734. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 169. Page 123 of 890.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Crossley to Cyrs. Microform Sequence 25; Volume Number 31829_B016734. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 169. Page 123 of 890.
  • Milton Ontario War Memorial– Milton Ontario War Memorial (1926), Victoria Park Square, Milton, Ontario, Canada.

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    Milton Ontario War Memorial – Milton Ontario War Memorial (1926), Victoria Park Square, Milton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Milton Ontario War Memorial– Names listed on the Milton Ontario War Memorial.

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    Milton Ontario War Memorial – Names listed on the Milton Ontario War Memorial.
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial Plaque, Evergreen Cemetery Milton ON Canada (photo by Richard Laughton)

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    Memorial Plaque – Memorial Plaque, Evergreen Cemetery Milton ON Canada (photo by Richard Laughton)
  • Grave Marker– Grave Marker of John William Crowe Dusains British Cemetery, France (photo by Maple Leaf Legacy Project) Reproduction authorized by the Maple Leaf Legacy Project for use in the research of Milton's Soldiers. http://www.miltonhistoricalsociety.ca/Research/Web%20Sites/Milton%20Soldiers/WWI%20Soldier%20Details/crowe.htm

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    Grave Marker – Grave Marker of John William Crowe Dusains British Cemetery, France (photo by Maple Leaf Legacy Project) Reproduction authorized by the Maple Leaf Legacy Project for use in the research of Milton's Soldiers. http://www.miltonhistoricalsociety.ca/Research/Web%20Sites/Milton%20Soldiers/WWI%20Soldier%20Details/crowe.htm

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