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Military service
Service number:
696345
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
50th Bn.
Birth:
May 13, 1897
Enlistment:
Youngstown, Alberta
Death:
September 2, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Margaret Connon, of 603, Second Street West, Calgary, Alberta, and the late James Connon.
Digitized service file.
Digital gallery of Private Mervyn James Connon
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Newspaper Clipping
source: Calgary Herald; September 24, 1918, page 8 -
Central Methodist Montage
Central Methodist (United) Church, Calgary, Alberta. The Memorial Tablet has the following dedication: IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR. The Memorial Tablet was unveiled on Sunday, July 1st, 1923. -
Central Methodist Memorial Tablet
Detail of World War One Memorial Tablet at Central Methodist (United) Church in Calgary. There are 204 names in total listed. The central section lists 36 names on the Roll of Honour while the two outside sections list the men who served and survived the war. -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CONNON TO CORBETT. Microform Sequence 22; Volume Number 31829_B016731. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 166. Page 809 of 818. -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Mervyn James Connon
Digital gallery of
Private Mervyn James Connon
Digital gallery of
Private Mervyn James Connon
Digital gallery of
Private Mervyn James Connon
Digital gallery of
Private Mervyn James Connon
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 388 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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