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Military service
Service number:
651233
Age:
42
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
47th Bn.
Birth:
August 12, 1873
Death:
September 2, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. E. 4.
Additional information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Huffman, of 67, Douro St., Stratford, Ontario.
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Enlistment Cards
Records are property of the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre. -
Photo of John Huffman
post card, front image and hand written back. Dated March, 6th 1916 -
Post Card
The hand written back, reads as follows Dear friends, Well Ed & Lizzie & children I don't think it will be long till we leave this camp they are talking about sending us to a camp called "Sharrim"? camp that is down on the east coast of Eng. The whole division is going so they say. I hope that we do for if we do we may stay there for the summer as a guard. Good bye from Harvey -
Photo of John Huffman
Not sure of this year, maybe taken at Carlings hgts -
Postcard
Writing on back of post card, of Harvey holding riding crop is as follows. For Bertie & Russell (writing on left) Well Bertie did you have a good time when you was down at Walkerton, you didn't see me did you (writing on right) Well Russell did you have a good time down at Walkerton can you drive the colt yet Russell. Good bye Russell and Bertie. -
Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the London Free Press September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private John Harvey Huffman
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Private John Harvey Huffman
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Private John Harvey Huffman
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Page 432 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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DURY MILL BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Dury is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 1 kilometre north of the straight main road from Arras to Cambrai (D939). Approximately 16 kilometres from Arras travelling towards Cambrai on the D939 is the Canadian Forces Memorial at Dury. 300 metres after the Memorial the Cemetery is signposted to the left towards Dury village. 200 metres from the D939 the cemetery is signposted to the left. It is located in open fields, and is approached along an unsurfaced track about 500 metres long.
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