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John Usher Sodan Topp

In memory of:

Private John Usher Sodan Topp

August 8, 1918
Amiens, France

Military Service

Service Number:

404480

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

3rd Bn.

Citation(s):

1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Additional Information

Born:

October 26, 1896
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

April 8, 1915
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Richard Usher Topp and Mary Elizabeth Beley Topp of Muskoka, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 513 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CRUCIFIX CORNER CEMETERY, VILLERS-BRETONNEUX
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. C. 24.

Location:

Villers-Bretonneux is a village in the Department of the Somme, on the road from Amiens to St Quentin. CRUCIFIX CORNER CEMETERY is south of the village at the crossing of the road to Demuin and the road from Cachy to Marcelcave.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Muskoka Herald 20-Aug-1918

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    Newspaper clipping – Muskoka Herald 20-Aug-1918
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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

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  • Newspaper Clipping 2

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  • Newspaper Clipping 3– Pte. John Topp's brother also served during World War One.

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    Newspaper Clipping 3 – Pte. John Topp's brother also served during World War One.
  • Montage– The Church of the Redeemer (Anglican), Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario. Two World War One memorial plaques are located in the west transept next to War Memorial stained glass windows (1920).

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    Montage – The Church of the Redeemer (Anglican), Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario. Two World War One memorial plaques are located in the west transept next to War Memorial stained glass windows (1920).
  • Photo of John Topp– Served with the 35th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of John Topp
    Photo of John Topp – Served with the 35th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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