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James Brown Stephenson

In memory of:

Private James Brown Stephenson

August 8, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

249634

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Division:

116th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

July 1, 1899

Son of Peter and Margaret Stephenson, of 113, Victor Avenue, Toronto. Born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England.

Commemorated on Page 506 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HOURGES ORCHARD CEMETERY, DOMART-SUR-LA-LUCE
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

B. 30.

Location:

Domart-sur-la-Luce is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme in the valley of the Luce on the road from Amiens to Roye. Hourges is a hamlet on the same road a little south-east of the village and HOURGES ORCHARD CEMETERY is on the south-west side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of JAMES BROWN STEPHENSON– In memory of the employees of the T. Eaton Company that went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES BROWN STEPHENSON
    Photo of JAMES BROWN STEPHENSON – In memory of the employees of the T. Eaton Company that went to war and did not come home. 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
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  • Memorial Plaque– This bronze memorial was designed as a tribute to the men of the Eaton's company who died as a result of service in the First World War. 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. It was unveiled in Toronto on November 15th, 1923 by Mrs. Timothy Eaton and on November 26th an identical memorial was unveiled in the Winnipeg store. The shield of the female figure bears the coats of arms of the provinces of Canada. The Toronto memorial is located today in the Eaton Centre at Yonge & Dundas and is accompanied by a WWII memorial.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – This bronze memorial was designed as a tribute to the men of the Eaton's company who died as a result of service in the First World War. 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. It was unveiled in Toronto on November 15th, 1923 by Mrs. Timothy Eaton and on November 26th an identical memorial was unveiled in the Winnipeg store. The shield of the female figure bears the coats of arms of the provinces of Canada. The Toronto memorial is located today in the Eaton Centre at Yonge & Dundas and is accompanied by a WWII memorial.

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