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John Alexander Sealy

In memory of:

Private John Alexander Sealy

May 4, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

472484

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

46th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

August 13, 1881

Son of George Horatio Sealy and Annie Hall Sealy, of 1021, Montgomery St., Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Native of London, England.

Commemorated on Page 323 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:

V. H. 5.

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.

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  • Photo of JOHN ALEXANDER SEALY– Standing middle Jack Sealy before the war. Seated right is his brother Aubrey George Sealy who fought with the 50th Canadian Bn CEF but survived the war.

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    Photo of JOHN ALEXANDER SEALY
    Photo of JOHN ALEXANDER SEALY – Standing middle Jack Sealy before the war. Seated right is his brother Aubrey George Sealy who fought with the 50th Canadian Bn CEF but survived the war.
  • Photo of John Sealy– Jack Sealy was 36 years old when killed in action in the area of Lens, less than a month after he fought and won the ridge at Vimy with the 46th South Saskatchewan (Suicide Battalion). These images show his original grave marker, his portrait, "Dead Man's Penny", and most recently his name projected onto the national cenotaph on 6 Nov 2008.

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    Photo of John Sealy
    Photo of John Sealy – Jack Sealy was 36 years old when killed in action in the area of Lens, less than a month after he fought and won the ridge at Vimy with the 46th South Saskatchewan (Suicide Battalion). These images show his original grave marker, his portrait, "Dead Man's Penny", and most recently his name projected onto the national cenotaph on 6 Nov 2008.
  • Memorial Plaque– Jack Sealy was 36 years old when killed in action in the area of Lens, less than a month after he fought and won the ridge at Vimy with the 46th South Saskatchewan (Suicide Battalion). These images show his original grave marker, his portrait, "Dead Man's Penny", and most recently his name projected onto the national cenotaph on 6 Nov 2008.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Jack Sealy was 36 years old when killed in action in the area of Lens, less than a month after he fought and won the ridge at Vimy with the 46th South Saskatchewan (Suicide Battalion). These images show his original grave marker, his portrait, "Dead Man's Penny", and most recently his name projected onto the national cenotaph on 6 Nov 2008.
  • Grave Marker– Jack Sealy was 36 years old when killed in action in the area of Lens, less than a month after he fought and won the ridge at Vimy with the 46th South Saskatchewan (Suicide Battalion). These images show his original grave marker, his portrait, "Dead Man's Penny", and most recently his name projected onto the national cenotaph on 6 Nov 2008.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Jack Sealy was 36 years old when killed in action in the area of Lens, less than a month after he fought and won the ridge at Vimy with the 46th South Saskatchewan (Suicide Battalion). These images show his original grave marker, his portrait, "Dead Man's Penny", and most recently his name projected onto the national cenotaph on 6 Nov 2008.
  • 1914-18 Vigil– Jack Sealy was 36 years old when killed in action in the area of Lens, less than a month after he fought and won the ridge at Vimy with the 46th South Saskatchewan (Suicide Battalion). These images show his original grave marker, his portrait, "Dead Man's Penny", and most recently his name projected onto the national cenotaph on 6 Nov 2008.

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    1914-18 Vigil
    1914-18 Vigil – Jack Sealy was 36 years old when killed in action in the area of Lens, less than a month after he fought and won the ridge at Vimy with the 46th South Saskatchewan (Suicide Battalion). These images show his original grave marker, his portrait, "Dead Man's Penny", and most recently his name projected onto the national cenotaph on 6 Nov 2008.

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