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John James Bloomer

In memory of:

Private John James Bloomer

March 3, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

136

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.)

Additional Information

Born:

June 7, 1887
Moosomin, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

December 30, 1914
Yorkton, Saskatchewan

Son of the late John and Sarah Eleanor Bloomer of Port Hope, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 5 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BRANDON CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada

Grave Reference:

L.24. B."C." S.16.

Location:

This cemetery is located 700 metres south of 18th Street and Richmond Avenue, on Highway 10.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Original Gravemarker– Original grave marker for Pte Bloomer at the Brandon Municipal Cemetery (Brandon, MB, Canada), Section 16 Block C Plot 24

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    Original Gravemarker
    Original Gravemarker – Original grave marker for Pte Bloomer at the Brandon Municipal Cemetery (Brandon, MB, Canada), Section 16 Block C Plot 24
  • Inscription– Closeup of original grave marker for Pte Bloomer (1st CMR) at the Brandon Municipal Cemetery (Brandon, MB, Canada), Section 16 Block C Plot 24

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Closeup of original grave marker for Pte Bloomer (1st CMR) at the Brandon Municipal Cemetery (Brandon, MB, Canada), Section 16 Block C Plot 24
  • Grave Marker– John James Bloomer's grave marker

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – John James Bloomer's grave marker
  • Family Memorial– Cpl Thomas Lane is on a family grave marker with fellow Canadian Mounted Rifles, Saskatchewan Reg't member Trooper John James Bloomer, who died on March 3, 1915 — Lane followed just a month later. His military marker is to the right of the main stone, while Bloomer's is flat to the ground in front.

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    Family Memorial
    Family Memorial – Cpl Thomas Lane is on a family grave marker with fellow Canadian Mounted Rifles, Saskatchewan Reg't member Trooper John James Bloomer, who died on March 3, 1915 — Lane followed just a month later. His military marker is to the right of the main stone, while Bloomer's is flat to the ground in front.

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