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John Gilbert

In memory of:

Corporal John Gilbert

June 12, 1918
Pembroke Hospital, Pembroke, Ontario

Military Service


Service Number:

3056550

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

73rd Bty.

Additional Information


Born:

January 16, 1892
Manchester, England

Enlistment:

February 4, 1918
Kingston, Ontario

Son of Charles Gilbert, of Sapperton, British Columbia, and the late Elizabeth Gilbert. Step-son of Mrs. George Purcell of Kingston, Ontario. Canada service only.

Commemorated on Page 414 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

KINGSTON (CATARAQUI) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Mil. range 2. Sec. G. 21.

Location:

Access by car Highway 401 and exit at Sydenham Road South. Turn left onto Princess Street (Highway 2), then turn left at the next stop light. The cemetery is on the first left on Counter Street across from the J. Reid Funeral Home.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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