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Son of Elizabeth E. Horrocks, of Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Digital gallery of Sapper John Horrocks
Image gallery
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Sapper John Horrocks is also commemorated on the Menin Gate ... Inscription on the Menin Gate - August 2012 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Sapper John Horrocks is also commemorated on the Menin Gate ... Menin Gate - August 2012 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Sapper John Horrocks is also commemorated on the Menin Gate ... Panel 10 of the Menin Gate - August 2012 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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In memory of the men who joined the 185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Post Card Picture of John Horrocks prior to going overseas.
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Sapper John Horrocks Sn. 877016 Memorial Plaque
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 258 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY Belgium
HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY is located 4 Km east of Ieper town centre, on the Meenseweg (N8), connecting Ieper to Menen.
From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main cross roads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg.
The cemetery itself is located 3.6 Km along the Meenseweg on the right hand side of the road.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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