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Son of Frederick and Abigail Geach Nation, of Union Club, Victoria, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant George Walter Nation
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Walter Nation
Grave marker ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Walter Nation
image from an oil painting by Hal Hurst painted in England and framed in Montreal in the 1920's by Scott, most likely commissioned by the family
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Walter Nation
The detail on the family marker belonging to the Nation family.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Walter Nation
The family marker for the family of George Walter Nation. It is located in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia. The photograph was taken in the spring of 2009.
The following is a transcription from the 7th Battalion's war diary for the day Lt. Nation lost his life:
Quiet all day. 10 p.m. Enemy exploded a large mine in BLUFF SECTOR.
Our machine gun fire & artillery barrage effective in preventing enemy leaving his trenches. No 1 Coy immediately occupy and consolidate crater. Between 11 p.m. & midnight Bn is relieved by 4th Bn & move to DOMINION LINES.
Photo courtesy of Bob Penhale.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Walter Nation
The grave marker at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010)
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Walter Nation
The Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery, located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Walter Nation
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Walter Nation
From the "BAWTREE IVAN L COLLECTION" at the Imperial War Museum. An unidentified photograph with "No Description Available" but clearly the original grave marker of the deceased (http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205343816).
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Lieutenant George Walter Nation
From the Daily Colonist of July 30, 1916. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist58y199uvic#mode/1up.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Walter Nation
From the Daily Colonist of August 1, 1916. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist58y200uvic#mode/1up.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Walter Nation
From the Victoria (B. C.) Times newspaper c. 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Walter Nation
From the Victoria (B. C.) Times newspaper c. 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Grave marker ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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image from an oil painting by Hal Hurst painted in England and framed in Montreal in the 1920's by Scott, most likely commissioned by the family
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The detail on the family marker belonging to the Nation family.
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The family marker for the family of George Walter Nation. It is located in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia. The photograph was taken in the spring of 2009. The following is a transcription from the 7th Battalion's war diary for the day Lt. Nation lost his life: Quiet all day. 10 p.m. Enemy exploded a large mine in BLUFF SECTOR. Our machine gun fire & artillery barrage effective in preventing enemy leaving his trenches. No 1 Coy immediately occupy and consolidate crater. Between 11 p.m. & midnight Bn is relieved by 4th Bn & move to DOMINION LINES. Photo courtesy of Bob Penhale.
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The grave marker at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010)
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The Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery, located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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From the "BAWTREE IVAN L COLLECTION" at the Imperial War Museum. An unidentified photograph with "No Description Available" but clearly the original grave marker of the deceased (http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205343816).
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From the Daily Colonist of July 30, 1916. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist58y199uvic#mode/1up.
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From the Daily Colonist of August 1, 1916. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist58y200uvic#mode/1up.
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From the Victoria (B. C.) Times newspaper c. 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Victoria (B. C.) Times newspaper c. 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 141 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND Belgium
RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (Transport Farm) is located 2 Km south east of Ieper town centre, on the Komenseweg, a road connecting Ieper to Komen (N336).
From Ieper town centre the Komenseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 1 Km along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Komenseweg. The cemetery itself is located 1.2 Km along the Komenseweg on the right hand side of the road.
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