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Son of Alfred and Sarah Rowland, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private John Wesley Rowland
Digital gallery of
Private John Wesley Rowland
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John Wesley Rowland
Digital gallery of
Private John Wesley Rowland
Digital gallery of
Private John Wesley Rowland
Pte. John Wesley Rowland's name is listed on this bronze memorial designed as a tribute to the men of the Eaton company who died as a result of service in World War One. 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. It was unveiled in Toronto on November 15th, 1923 by Mrs. Timothy Eaton and on November 26th an identical memorial was unveiled in the Winnipeg store. The shield of the female figure bears the coats of arms of the provinces of Canada.
Digital gallery of
Private John Wesley Rowland
Digital gallery of
Private John Wesley Rowland
In memory of the employees of the T. Eaton Company that went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John Wesley Rowland
From the Toronto Telegram May 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John Wesley Rowland
From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Pte. John Wesley Rowland's name is listed on this bronze memorial designed as a tribute to the men of the Eaton company who died as a result of service in World War One. 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. It was unveiled in Toronto on November 15th, 1923 by Mrs. Timothy Eaton and on November 26th an identical memorial was unveiled in the Winnipeg store. The shield of the female figure bears the coats of arms of the provinces of Canada.
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In memory of the employees of the T. Eaton Company that went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram May 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 157 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Pozieres is a village some 6 kilometres north-east of Albert, and the POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, which is enclosed by the Pozieres Memorial, is a little south-west of the village on the north side of the main road, D929, from Albert to Pozieres.
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