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Military service
Age:
24
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C.
Death:
December 9, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 10
Additional information
Son of John and Mabel Patton Galt, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant John Galt
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Inscription
Inscription on the Menin Gate - August 2012 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Menin Gate Memorial
Menin Gate - August 2012 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Inscription
Panel 10 of the Menin Gate - August 2012 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial Tablet
Lieutenant John Galt is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1st, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario. -
Photo of John Galt
From "The War Book of Upper Canada College", edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War. -
Memorial Stained Glass
On their 50th anniversary the class of August 1915 at the Royal Military College of Canada have placed this memorial stained glass window to honour their fallen classmates. 898 Lieut John Galt (RMC 1913) was the son of John and Mabel Patton Galt, of Victoria, British Columbia. He served with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C. He was killed in action on December 9, 1915.He is remembered on the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium. -
Menin Gate
898 Lieut John Galt (RMC 1913) was the son of John and Mabel Patton Galt, of Victoria, British Columbia. He served with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C. He was killed in action on December 9, 1915. He is remembered on the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium. Photograph and details by volunteer/s: CWGC ARCHIVE -
Memorial Doll
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 893 Lieut John Galt (RMC 1913) was the son of John and Mabel Patton Galt, of Victoria, British Columbia. He served with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C. He died on 9 Dec 1915 at 24 years of age. His name is listed on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres. -
Memorial
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 893 Lieut John Galt (RMC 1913) was the son of John and Mabel Patton Galt, of Victoria, British Columbia. He served with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C. He died on 9 Dec 1915 at 24 years of age. His name is listed on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres. -
Memorial
Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario -
Memorial Arch
Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario -
Newspaper clipping
From the Manitoba Free Press newspaper c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Galt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Galt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Galt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Galt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Galt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Galt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Galt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Galt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Galt
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 15 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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