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John Lawrence McLennan

In memory of:

Captain John Lawrence McLennan

August 28, 1919

Military Service


Age:

30

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Citation(s):

Military Cross

Additional Information


Son of Duncan and Harriet McLennan, of Lancaster, Ontario; husband of Harriet Mair McLennan.

Commemorated on Page 596 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

Haidar Pasha is a suburb of Istanbul between Scutari (Uskudar) and Kadikoy on the Asiatic side of the Bosphorous. The Cemetery is on high ground behind the Haidar Pasha pier head and railway station. By ferry from the Golden Horn, Istanbul, take the ferry from Karakoy, near the Galata Bridge to Haidar Pasha pier head and railway station. Go around to the right (south) side if the main station building and follow the road east approximately 400 metres. Close to the mosque with twin minarets there are steps up to the Kadikoy Rimtimi Cad Road. Turn left (northwards) along this road (passing over the railway lines) approximately 700 metres at the traffic lights turn left down towards the entrance to the cemetery - just past the military hospital main gate. The Haidar Pasha Memorial and Haidar Pasha Cremation Memorial are within the boundaries of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston
  • Memorial Stairs– Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston
  • Memorial Stained Glass– Memorial window, Royal Military College, Kingston
  • Memorial Arch– Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston
  • Memorial Doll– Memorial doll, Royal Military College, Kingston

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