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John Franklin Cunning

In memory of:

Private John Franklin Cunning

August 9, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

1054521

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

14th Bn.

Citation(s):

Military Medal, Supplement to the London Gazette dated 24 January 1919.

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

June 10, 1895
Prescott, Ontario

Enlistment:

October 16, 1916
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Robert J. and Edith A. Cunning, of St. Eugene, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 392 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LE QUESNEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

A. 41.

Location:

Le Quesnel is a village about 26 kilometres south-east of Amiens and 8 kilometres south-west of Rosieres and a little north of the main road from Amiens to Noyon. LE QUESNEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is situated on the northern side of the village on the road to Caix.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Press Clipping– Source: Canada's Heroes in the Great World War / Cornwall, Alexandria, Vankleek Hill, Hawkesbury and Intermediate Points. Edited by Noah J. Gareau. Memorial Edition / Volume I. War Publications Limited, Ottawa, Ontario, 1921.

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    Press Clipping
    Press Clipping – Source: Canada's Heroes in the Great World War / Cornwall, Alexandria, Vankleek Hill, Hawkesbury and Intermediate Points. Edited by Noah J. Gareau. Memorial Edition / Volume I. War Publications Limited, Ottawa, Ontario, 1921.
  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Crossley to Cyrs. Microform Sequence 25; Volume Number 31829_B016734. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 169. Page 417 of 890.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Crossley to Cyrs. Microform Sequence 25; Volume Number 31829_B016734. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 169. Page 417 of 890.

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