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Military service
Service number:
160163
Age:
25
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
50th Bn.
Birth:
October 16, 1891
Death:
April 10, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal John Kempton
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Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Collage
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Central Methodist Montage
Central Methodist (United) Church, Calgary, Alberta. The Memorial Tablet has the following dedication: IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR. The Memorial Tablet was unveiled on Sunday, July 1st, 1923. -
Central Methodist Memorial Tablet
Detail of World War One Memorial Tablet at Central Methodist (United) Church in Calgary. There are 204 names in total listed. The central section lists 36 names on the Roll of Honour while the two outside sections list the men who served and survived the war. -
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From They Gathered at the River
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Kempton
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Kempton
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Kempton
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Kempton
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Kempton
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 267 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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