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Joseph Fortnum

In memory of:

Private Joseph Fortnum

May 4, 1915

Military Service


Service Number:

32875

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Division:

No. 1 Field Amb.

Additional Information


Born:

May 14, 1891

Son of Joseph and Ellen Fortnum, of Lion Farm, Portway, Burghill, Hereford, England.

Commemorated on Page 14 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

SHORNCLIFFE MILITARY CEMETERY
Kent, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

O. 275.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave marker– Headstone of Joe Fortnum, Shorncliffe Military Cemetery June 2021
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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