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John Oliver Woodcock

In memory of:

Private John Oliver Woodcock

October 1, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

3106755

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Division:

116th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

May 18, 1885

Commemorated on Page 525 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:

B. 12.

Location:

Tilloy (or Tilloy-les-Cambrai) is a village in the Department of the Nord, 2.5 kilometres north of Cambrai and 1 kilometre east of the Cambrai-Douai road. MILL SWITCH BRITISH CEMETERY is south-west of the village, near the west side of the Douai road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of John Oliver Woodcock– Portrait photo of JO (John Oliver) Woodcock taken at Model Photo Studio, 257 King St. E., Hamilton, Ontario.
  • Memorial– The citizens of Dwight on the Lake of Bays in Muskoka commissioned a church bell in the memory of John Oliver Woodcock.
  • Inscription– In Loving Memory of Pte John Oliver Woodcock B. CO., 116th BATT'N, B.E.F., FRANCE  CANADIANS  WHO DIED FOR HIS KING AND COUNTRY  SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE  OCTOBER 1, 1918 – AGED 32 YEARS  THIS BELL ERECTED 1922
  • Newspaper clipping– Huntsville ON Forester 24 October and 07 November 1918
  • Photo of JOHN OLIVER WOODCOCK– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Gravemarker
  • Mill Switch Cross
  • Picture of the Cemetery

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