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Military service
Service number:
432410
Age:
35
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
49th Bn.
Death:
April 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Spec Mem B.9
Additional information
Born in Glasgow, Scotland on 26 December 1882. Brother of Mrs. Margaret Lindsay of Glasgow, Scotland. Enlisted in Edmonton, Alberta on 6 January 1915. He was single and listed his civilian occupation as butcher.
Additional citations
1914-15 Star
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal John Sproul
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Inscription
A clearer view (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Roll of Honour Book
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Sproul
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Sproul
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Sproul
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Sproul
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 330 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 3 kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy.
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