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Son of John and Sarah Susanna Shiwak, of Rigolet, Labrador. Lance Corporal Shiwak claimed to be a trapper and single before enlistment. He embarked for Southampton on 9 July 1916 and disembarked at Rouen 10 July 1916.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal John Shiwak
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Photo of JOHN SHIWAK
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Picture of John Shiwak
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Photo of John Shiwak
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Photo of John Shiwak
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Letter
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Beaumont-Hamel Memorial
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Entrance
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Inscription on Beaumont-Hamel Memorial
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Essay (Page 1)
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Essay (Page 2)
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Essay (Page 3)
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Photo of John Shiwak
1915, 1st Royal Newfoundland Regiment -
Document
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Newspaper clipping
First page on an article dedicated to John Shiwak published in the Spring 2020 issue of Labrador Life Magazine. -
Photo of John Shiwak
Commemorative plaque unveiled on June 30, 2023 in Masnières, France. (Courtesy of the town of Masnières) -
Photo of John Shiwak
Unveiling of the commemorative plaque for John Shiwak in Masnières, France, Friday, June 30, 2023, by Mr. Francis Noblecourt, Mayor of Masnières, and Messrs. Steve Crocker and Derek Bennett, MLAs for the Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Photo courtesy of Jean-Marie Labre.
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Shiwak
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Shiwak
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Shiwak
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Shiwak
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Shiwak
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Shiwak
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Shiwak
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Shiwak
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Shiwak
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 113 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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