Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Stanley Greening
In memory of:
Sapper John Stanley Greening
July 27, 1916
Military Service
5598
28
Army
Canadian Engineers
5th Field Coy.
Additional Information
August 14, 1887
Son of Mary Greening, of 14, Julian St., Plymouth, England.
Commemorated on Page 95 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium
III. E. I.
RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY is located 5 Km south west of Ieper town centre, on the Slijpstraat, a road leading from the Kemmelseweg. (Connecting Ieper to Kemmel N331). From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort), and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 m after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing). 4 km along the Kemmelseweg on the right hand side lies Elzenwalle Military Cemetery, which marks the junction with Slijpstraat. RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY lies 1 Km along the Slijpstraat, after a small staggered crossroads.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Photo of John Stanley Greening – Image of John Stanley Greening, passed to me by his late sister, Florence Pheaby (nee Greening), my parternal grandmother. Date and details unconfirmed, but possibly taken on his way to the France whilst on a brief period of leave with his birth family.
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