Profile image
Military service
Service number:
288994
Age:
27
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
78th Bn.
Birth:
August 13, 1890
Death:
October 30, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IX. B. 21.
Digital gallery of Private John Joseph Sexsmith
-
Grave Marker
Grave marker … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery Entrance
Entrance … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Cemetery … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
War Diary
Killed in Action by Sniper October 30, 1917 -
Cenotaph
Alexander Cenotaph, RM of Whitehead, Manitoba, Canada
Digital gallery of
Private John Joseph Sexsmith
Digital gallery of
Private John Joseph Sexsmith
Digital gallery of
Private John Joseph Sexsmith
Digital gallery of
Private John Joseph Sexsmith
Digital gallery of
Private John Joseph Sexsmith
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 324 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.