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Son of John and Christine Wallace of Gananoque, Ontario. Husband of Georgina Snider of Toronto, Ontario.
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Private John Joseph Wallace
Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P>
Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P>
Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.<P>
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Private John Joseph Wallace
John J. Wallace is honoured on page 107 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005.
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Private John Joseph Wallace
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Private John Joseph Wallace
Grave marker of Pte. J. J. Wallace. Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.
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Private John Joseph Wallace
From the British Whig, a Kingston, Ontario newspaper. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P> Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P> Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.<P>
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John J. Wallace is honoured on page 107 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005.
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Grave marker of Pte. J. J. Wallace. Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.
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From the British Whig, a Kingston, Ontario newspaper. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 518 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY is situated on the D919 heading south from Arras to Ayette. The Cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 9 kilometres from Arras, just before a crossroads with the D36 between Ficheux and Boisleux-au-Mont.
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