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Military service
Service number:
27702
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
April 24, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal John Billson
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Photo of John Billson
Lance Corporal John Billson, 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Courtesy 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Photo of John Billson
LCpl John E. Billson. Submitted by the 15th Battalion CEF Memorial Project Dileas Gu Brath -
Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bernard to Binyon. Mircoform Sequence 9; Volume Number 31829_B016719; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 153 Page 569 of 652 -
Badge
15th Bn cap badge. Submitted by Capt (Ret`d) S. W. Gilbert, 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder Patch
1ST Division, 3rd Brigade shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt (Ret`d) S. W. Gilbert, 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Inscription
Menin Gate inscription. Photo by BGen (ret'd) G. Young, submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial Plaque
Me15th Bn Memorial St Julian. Photo by BGen (ret'd) G. Young, submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial Plaque
15th Bn Memorial Gravenstafel Ridge. Photo by BGen (ret'd) G. Young, submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Billson
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Billson
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Billson
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Billson
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Billson
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Billson
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Billson
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Billson
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal John Billson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 5 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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