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John Oscar Wennevold

In memory of:

Sergeant John Oscar Wennevold

September 28, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

19791

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

10th Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Additional Information

Son of Lars Nelson Wennevold and Berit L. Wennevold, of Kenyon, Minnesota, U.S.A.

Commemorated on Page 520 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NAVES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTN.
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

I. E. 10.

Location:

Naves is a small village about 5 kilometres north-east of Cambrai on the road to Saulzoir. The NAVES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is on the south side of the road a little south-west of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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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. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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