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Military service
Service number:
916097
Age:
37
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia Regt.)
Birth:
January 14, 1881
Burton-on-Trent, England
Death:
August 8, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
B. 11.
Additional information
Son of William Henry and Annie Ellison; husband of Eveline Ellison, of Hillsyde Cottage, Denby, Derby, England.
Digital gallery of Sergeant John William Ellison
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Memorial Plaque
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Newspaper Article
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Grave Marker
Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England, 2008. -
Town Hall
This is the Town Hall at Burton-on-Trent. Inside there is a Roll of Honour on which John's name is commemorated. -
Roll of Honour
The Roll of Honour inside the Town Hall, Burton-on-Trent. -
Inscription
John's name commemorated on the Roll of Honour. He enlisted on 21st February 1916 at Toronto. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John William Ellison
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John William Ellison
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John William Ellison
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John William Ellison
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John William Ellison
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John William Ellison
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John William Ellison
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John William Ellison
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 404 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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