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John Beveridge Fotheringham

In memory of:

Lieutenant John Beveridge Fotheringham

July 7, 1917

Military Service

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Flying Corps

Division:

45th Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 20, 1891
Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

December 9, 1915
Montreal, Quebec

Son of George B. and Elizabeth Fotheringham, of Ottawa, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 239 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

The Arras Flying Services Memorial is in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, which is in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle in the western part of the town of Arras, near the Citadel, approximately 2 kilometres due west of the railway station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Inscription– Arras Flying Services Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Inscription – Arras Flying Services Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Arras Flying Services Memorial– Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Arras Flying Services Memorial
    Arras Flying Services Memorial – Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of John Fotheringham– Killed in an encounter with enemy planes on July 7th 1917, age 25. No known grave. Commemorated in name on the Arras Memorial, France.

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    Photo of John Fotheringham
    Photo of John Fotheringham – Killed in an encounter with enemy planes on July 7th 1917, age 25. No known grave. Commemorated in name on the Arras Memorial, France.
  • Honour Roll– From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.

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    Honour Roll
    Honour Roll – From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
  • Photo of John Beveridge Fotheringham– McGill University Archives, Old McGill 1916

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    Photo of John Beveridge Fotheringham
    Photo of John Beveridge Fotheringham – McGill University Archives, Old McGill 1916
  • Group Photo– John Beveridge Fotheringham (centre), with his cousin, John Popham Fotheringham (left).

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    Group Photo – John Beveridge Fotheringham (centre), with his cousin, John Popham Fotheringham (left).
  • Arras Flying Services Memorial– Having no known grave, Lieutenant John Beveridge Fotheringham is commemorated on the Flying Service Memorial, Arras, France.

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    Arras Flying Services Memorial
    Arras Flying Services Memorial – Having no known grave, Lieutenant John Beveridge Fotheringham is commemorated on the Flying Service Memorial, Arras, France.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: McGill Daily October 1, 1917

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Source: McGill Daily October 1, 1917

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