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Military service
Service number:
435490
Age:
28
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
50th Bn.
Birth:
April 5, 1889
Death:
April 10, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
B. 20.
Additional information
Son of George and Janet Galbraith, late of Rutherford, Roxburgh, Scotland.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal John Galbraith
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War Memorial
The 1914-1918 war memorial in Maxton church, near Kelso, Scotland. Photo courtesy Elspeth Ewan, Yetholm, near Kelso. -
Church
The village church in Maxton, near Kelso, Scotland. Photo courtesy Elspeth Ewan, Yetholm, near Kelso. -
Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery
The Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery, located on Vimy Ridge. The cemetery is in a wooded area, walking distance from the Canadian Memorial. (J. Stephens) -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge, walking distance from the Canadian Memorial. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Dog tag
john Galbraith's dogtag -
War Diary
excerpt of war diary of the 50th batt
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Galbraith
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Galbraith
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Galbraith
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Galbraith
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Galbraith
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Galbraith
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 241 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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