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Son of Frederick Bernard Pemberton and Mary A. W. Pemberton, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Brother of Lieutenant Warren Colclough Pemberton, who died on April 25, 1916, while serving with the Canadian Pioneers.
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Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton
Times Colonist article written by Jack Knox - November 8, 2013.
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Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton
Times Colonist article written by Jack Knox - November 8, 2013.
Digital gallery of
Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton
An oak cross is affixed to the northwest wall inside the main body of Christ Church Cathedral. It is inscribed: Ici repose le Lieutenant J.D. Pemberton, décédé le 21 août 1917. The cross is believed to have been carved by Louis Milhem, a Frenchman who was dismayed at how the body of the Canadian — actually Capt. F.D. (Despard) Pemberton — was treated by the Germans. Photograph By BRUCE STOTESBURY, Times Colonist
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A plaque at Christ Church Cathedral describes how a "French farmer" took care of F.D. Pemberton's body and arranged a burial after he was shot down by Germans. Photograph By BRUCE STOTESBURY, Times Colonist
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Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton
Brothers Warren, left, and Despard Pemberton flank fellow Victoria resident Wildy Holmes. All three men died in the First World War.
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Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
989 Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton (RMC 1912) was the son of Frederick Bernard Pemberton and Mary A. W. Pemberton, of Victoria, British Columbia. He served with the Royal Flying Corps, 50th Sqdn. He died 21 Aug 1917. He was buried in the Honnechy British Cemetery in Nord, France.
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Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
989 Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton (RMC 1912) was the son of Frederick Bernard Pemberton and Mary A. W. Pemberton, of Victoria, British Columbia. He served with the Royal Flying Corps, 50th Sqdn. He died 21 Aug 1917. He was buried in the Honnechy British Cemetery in Nord, France.
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Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
989 Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton (RMC 1912) was the son of Frederick Bernard Pemberton and Mary A. W. Pemberton, of Victoria, British Columbia. He served with the Royal Flying Corps, 50th Sqdn. He died 21 Aug 1917. He was buried in the Honnechy British Cemetery in Nord, France.
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Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton
Stone Frigate - 1914 -Royal Military College of Canada
989 Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton (RMC 1912) was the son of Frederick Bernard Pemberton and Mary A. W. Pemberton, of Victoria, British Columbia. He served with the Royal Flying Corps, 50th Sqdn. He died 21 Aug 1917. He was buried in the Honnechy British Cemetery in Nord, France.
639 Major Alan Torrance Powell DSO was the son of Robert H. W. Powell, M.D., and Elizabeth F. Torrance, his wife. He was the husband of Grace M. Powell, of 3, College Court, Quebec. He was a graduate, R.M.C., Kingston, Canada. He was Mentioned in Despatches. He served with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment), 14th Bn. He died on 19 Apr 1918. He was buried in the Aubigny Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
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An Act of Remembrance for Captain Frederick D Pemberton, was held on Saturday November 11th 2000 at the Honnechy British Cemetery in Nord, France. The event began by the reading of an eulogy by Bill Seager.
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Memorial Arch, Royal Military College, Kingston
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Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston
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Memorial window, Royal Military College, Kingston
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Newspaper clipping from the Daily Colonist of November 10, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y289uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
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From the Daily Colonist of August 28, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y224uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
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From the Daily Colonist of November 2, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y280uvic#mode/1up
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From the Daily Colonist of December 12, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist59y314uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
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From the Victoria (B. C.) Times newspaper c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton
From the Victoria (B. C.) Times newspaper c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton
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Times Colonist article written by Jack Knox - November 8, 2013.
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Times Colonist article written by Jack Knox - November 8, 2013.
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An oak cross is affixed to the northwest wall inside the main body of Christ Church Cathedral. It is inscribed: Ici repose le Lieutenant J.D. Pemberton, décédé le 21 août 1917. The cross is believed to have been carved by Louis Milhem, a Frenchman who was dismayed at how the body of the Canadian — actually Capt. F.D. (Despard) Pemberton — was treated by the Germans. Photograph By BRUCE STOTESBURY, Times Colonist
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A plaque at Christ Church Cathedral describes how a "French farmer" took care of F.D. Pemberton's body and arranged a burial after he was shot down by Germans. Photograph By BRUCE STOTESBURY, Times Colonist
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Brothers Warren, left, and Despard Pemberton flank fellow Victoria resident Wildy Holmes. All three men died in the First World War.
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 989 Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton (RMC 1912) was the son of Frederick Bernard Pemberton and Mary A. W. Pemberton, of Victoria, British Columbia. He served with the Royal Flying Corps, 50th Sqdn. He died 21 Aug 1917. He was buried in the Honnechy British Cemetery in Nord, France.
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 989 Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton (RMC 1912) was the son of Frederick Bernard Pemberton and Mary A. W. Pemberton, of Victoria, British Columbia. He served with the Royal Flying Corps, 50th Sqdn. He died 21 Aug 1917. He was buried in the Honnechy British Cemetery in Nord, France.
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 989 Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton (RMC 1912) was the son of Frederick Bernard Pemberton and Mary A. W. Pemberton, of Victoria, British Columbia. He served with the Royal Flying Corps, 50th Sqdn. He died 21 Aug 1917. He was buried in the Honnechy British Cemetery in Nord, France.
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Stone Frigate - 1914 -Royal Military College of Canada 989 Captain Frederick Despard Pemberton (RMC 1912) was the son of Frederick Bernard Pemberton and Mary A. W. Pemberton, of Victoria, British Columbia. He served with the Royal Flying Corps, 50th Sqdn. He died 21 Aug 1917. He was buried in the Honnechy British Cemetery in Nord, France. 639 Major Alan Torrance Powell DSO was the son of Robert H. W. Powell, M.D., and Elizabeth F. Torrance, his wife. He was the husband of Grace M. Powell, of 3, College Court, Quebec. He was a graduate, R.M.C., Kingston, Canada. He was Mentioned in Despatches. He served with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment), 14th Bn. He died on 19 Apr 1918. He was buried in the Aubigny Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
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An Act of Remembrance for Captain Frederick D Pemberton, was held on Saturday November 11th 2000 at the Honnechy British Cemetery in Nord, France. The event began by the reading of an eulogy by Bill Seager.
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Memorial Arch, Royal Military College, Kingston
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Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston
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Memorial window, Royal Military College, Kingston
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Newspaper clipping from the Daily Colonist of November 10, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y289uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
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From the Daily Colonist of August 28, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y224uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
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From the Daily Colonist of November 2, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y280uvic#mode/1up
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From the Daily Colonist of December 12, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist59y314uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
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From the Victoria (B. C.) Times newspaper c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Victoria (B. C.) Times newspaper c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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HONNECHY BRITISH CEMETERY Nord, France
Honnechy is a village in the Department of the Nord, 8 kilometres south-west of Le Cateau. HONNECHY BRITISH CEMETERY is north-east of the village, on the north-west side of the road to Reumont.
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