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John Greenshields

In memory of:

Craftsman John Greenshields

March 25, 1945

Military Service


Service Number:

B/76364

Age:

41

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Additional Information


Son of Archibald and Jessie Greenshields; husband of Barbara Greenshields, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 520 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Surrey, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

50. I. 8.

Location:

Brookwood is 30 miles from London (M3 to Bagshot and then A322). The main entrance to Brookwood Military Cemetery is on the A324 from the village of Pirbright. Brookwood Military Cemetery is owned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom, covering approximately 37 acres. In 1917, an area of land in Brookwood Cemetery (originally The London Necropolis) was set aside for the burial of men and women of the forces of the Commonwealth and Americans, who had died, many of battle wounds, in the London district. This site was further extended to accommodate the Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War, and American, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French and Polish plots containing the graves of Allied casualties. There are also German and Italian plots where prisoners of war lie buried.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Greenshields– Husband of Barbara Greenshields (nee Young). Father of Grace, John, Lillian and Andrew. Grandfather of Deanna, Donald, Douglas, Suzanne, Denise, David, Gordon, Debra, Darlene, Ronald, James, Lisa and Barry.

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