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Citation(s);
Military service
Age:
23
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Flying Corps
Division:
9th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
Birth:
June 19, 1894
Ottawa, Ontario
Enlistment:
January 14, 1916
Kingston, Ontario
Death:
March 9, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
V. D. 6.
Additional information
Son of Frederick A. and Ida M. Heney, of Westborough, Carleton County, Ontario. He had former militia service with the 23rd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery and one year at McGill University with the Canadian Officers' Training Corps.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant John Bower Lewis Heney
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Photo 2
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Photo of John Bower Lewis Heney
Born June 16, 1894. Mentioned in despatches April 15, 1917, 4th Battalion. Transferred to Flying Corps a few months before his death. -
Photo of Brother
Bower's Brother, Frederick Gordon Geoffrey Heney -
Frederick Augustus Heney
Frederick Augustus Heney, father of John Bower Lewis Heney. -
Kathleen Clare Heney Carty
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Ida Mary née Street and Bower
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Syringa Cottage
Syringa Cottage where John Bower Heney II was born. It was destroyed by fire shortly after his birth. -
Stained glass window
This stained glass window at the All Saints Church, Richmond Road, Ottawa was mounted in honour of Frederick Augustus Heney and his son John Bower Lewis Heney. -
Memorial Cross
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Memorial plaque
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Service revolver
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King's Scroll
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Wooden cross
Buried at Choques Military Cemetery, Plot 5, Row D, Grave 6 -
Letter of Gallantry
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Condolence
Sent from Buckingham Palace -
Photo of house
Picture of the house Bower's family lived in at the time of his death. -
Photo of John Bower Lewis Heney
From "Our Heroes in The Great World War", compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, Ontario, 1919. -
Christmas Card (Cover)
Christmas card - WW1 (cover) -
Christmas Card
Christmas card - WW1 -
Certificate
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Circumstances of death report
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Burial report
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Death Certificate
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Horse Hoof Ink Well (Top)
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Horse Hoof Ink Well (front)
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Horse Hoof Ink Well (right side)
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Horse Hoof Ink Well (left side)
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Horse Hoof Ink Well (open)
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Horse Hoof Ink Well (bottom)
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Honour Roll - McGill University
From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926. -
Medals
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Grave marker
J.B.L. Heney's grave marker in France -
Medal Entitlement Record
Military Cross request -
Attestation papers
Officer’s declaration paper -
Photo of John Bower Lewis Heney
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Honour roll
In memory of the Ashbury College alumni and staff who gave their lives in Word War I, World War II and the Korean War. Plaque erected in the Ashbury College Chapel, 362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa -
Photo
Plane crash Lieut. John Bower Lewis Heney walked away from -
Photo of John Bower Lewis Heney
John Heney and Sons Synopsis John Heney & Son follows the story of an Irish immigrant and his family amid the growing pains of a young Canada and its capital, from Victorian Bytown to the dawn of the Cold War in Ottawa. Along the way, this surprise-filled tale stretches across Canada and beyond, amid many a social and political battle, all involving an impressive and colourful cast of characters.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Bower Lewis Heney
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Bower Lewis Heney
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Bower Lewis Heney
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Bower Lewis Heney
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Bower Lewis Heney
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Bower Lewis Heney
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Bower Lewis Heney
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Bower Lewis Heney
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Bower Lewis Heney
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 427 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
The village of Choques is 4 kilometres north-west of Bethune on the road to Lillers. When you reach the traffic lights on this road at Choques, follow the signs for the centre of town and go through the main street, then turn left towards Gonnheim, then take the first turning on the right and the CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY lies approximately 400 metres down the road on the left.
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