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In memory of:

Sergeant Sydney James Stafford

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Military service

Service number: 857199
Age: 28
Rank: Sergeant
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division: 78th Bn.
Death: November 20, 1917

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: P. 800. S. M.
Additional information
Born 03 June 1889 in Ottawa, Ontario. Husband of Marie Stafford, Montreal, Quebec. Brother of Thomas. He was employed as a painter before enlisting 15 May 1916. He also enroled the year earlier using the name James Clayton, stating he was the brother of Thomas Clayton of Montreal, Quebec. He originally enlisted under this name on 15 June 1915 in Montreal, Quebec. He stated he was single and employed as a saddler.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 331 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY Quebec, Canada

Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road.

During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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