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George Ewing

In memory of:

Private George Ewing

April 14, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

428754

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

7th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

May 15, 1883

Son of George Ewing, of New St., Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 84 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND
Belgium

Grave Reference:

Sp. Mem. G. 28.

Location:

RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (Transport Farm) is located 2 Km south east of Ieper town centre, on the Komenseweg, a road connecting Ieper to Komen (N336). From Ieper town centre the Komenseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 1 Km along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Komenseweg. The cemetery itself is located 1.2 Km along the Komenseweg on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of George Ewing and his sisters

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    Photo of George Ewing and his sisters
    Photo of George Ewing and his sisters
  • Photo of George Ewing

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    Photo of George Ewing
    Photo of George Ewing
  • Photo 2 of George Ewing– George as a cowboy in a Vancouver studio portrait.

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    Photo 2 of George Ewing – George as a cowboy in a Vancouver studio portrait.
  • Photo 3 of George Ewing

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    Photo 3 of George Ewing
    Photo 3 of George Ewing
  • Letter May 7, 1916– Letter from his sister Lucy to the daughter of the family whose farm in Lenore, Manitoba, George worked on before the war.

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    Letter May 7, 1916
    Letter May 7, 1916 – Letter from his sister Lucy to the daughter of the family whose farm in Lenore, Manitoba, George worked on before the war.
  • Letter May 7, 1916

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    Letter May 7, 1916
    Letter May 7, 1916
  • Letter May 7, 1916

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    Letter May 7, 1916
    Letter May 7, 1916
  • Letter May 7, 1916

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    Letter May 7, 1916
    Letter May 7, 1916
  • Letter (June 21, 1916)– A 2nd letter with details of George's death.

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    Letter (June 21, 1916)
    Letter (June 21, 1916) – A 2nd letter with details of George's death.
  • Letter (June 21, 1916)– A 2nd letter with details of George's death.

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    Letter (June 21, 1916)
    Letter (June 21, 1916) – A 2nd letter with details of George's death.
  • Letter (June 21, 1916)– A 2nd letter with details of George's death.

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    Letter (June 21, 1916)
    Letter (June 21, 1916) – A 2nd letter with details of George's death.
  • Letter (June 21, 1916)– A 2nd letter with details of George's death.

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    Letter (June 21, 1916)
    Letter (June 21, 1916) – A 2nd letter with details of George's death.
  • Letter– Lucy's handwritten copy of the letter their mother received from a Lieutenant of the 7th Battalion.

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    Letter
    Letter – Lucy's handwritten copy of the letter their mother received from a Lieutenant of the 7th Battalion.
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens 2010)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens 2010)
  • Railway Dugouts Burial Ground– The Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery, located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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    Railway Dugouts Burial Ground
    Railway Dugouts Burial Ground – The Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery, located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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