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Military service
Service number:
161309
Age:
38
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
49th Bn.
Birth:
October 13, 1879
Death:
August 14, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
(Served as John Arthur Davis) Son of John and Blanche Davis, of "Abbotsfield," Alderman's Hill, Palmer's Green, London, England.
Digital gallery of Private Jack Davis
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Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Dack to Dabate. Microform Sequence 26; Volume Number 31829_B016735. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 170. Page 1011 of 1140. -
Memorial
Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Memorial
Mourning Mother - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Private Jack Davis
Digital gallery of
Private Jack Davis
Digital gallery of
Private Jack Davis
Digital gallery of
Private Jack Davis
Digital gallery of
Private Jack Davis
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