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Citation(s);
Military service
Age:
30
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
"D" Coy. 49th Bn.
Birth:
January 7, 1887
Brixton, Devon, England
Enlistment:
January 4, 1915
Edmonton, Alberta
Death:
June 9, 1917
France
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of William and Annie C. Downton, of Brixham, Devon, England.
Additional citations
Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Lieutenant John Gibson Downton
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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) -
Photo of JOHN GIBSON DOWNTON
From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of JOHN GIBSON DOWNTON
From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of JOHN GIBSON DOWNTON
From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of JOHN GIBSON DOWNTON
From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 731 of 1076. -
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 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Edmonton Morning Bulletin c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Gibson Downton
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Gibson Downton
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Gibson Downton
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Gibson Downton
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Gibson Downton
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Gibson Downton
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Gibson Downton
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Gibson Downton
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Gibson Downton
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 230 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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