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John Connell Ewing

In memory of:

Sapper John Connell Ewing

March 27, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

503805

Age:

35

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

11th Field Coy.

Additional Information


Born:

November 29, 1881
Peebles, Scotland

Husband of Emma Rosella Ewing, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 235 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

VILLERS STATION CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VII. F. 29.

Location:

Villers-au-Bois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 11 kilometres north-west of Arras. The VILLERS STATION CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-west of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Family Photo– John Connell Ewing, Canadian Engineers, Service # 503805. Nov 29, 1881 - Mar 27, 1917
Pictured with wife Emma Rosella and sons John Fothergill Ewing & baby Will.
Picture placed at Villers Station Cemetery (Grave Ref. VII F 29) July 2017 in loving memory by great granddaughter Kathi and great-great granddaughters Brooke Mikaela Hoult Walz & Anni Grace Hoult Walz.
"You live on in our hearts and your legacy lives on". God bless you

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