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Gunner John Edwin Gervan

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Military service

Service number: 300486
Age: 36
Rank: Gunner
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Field Artillery
Division: 1st Div. Ammunition Col.
Birth: October 10, 1880
Death: July 27, 1917

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: II. D. 25.
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Son of James Henry and Jean Gervan, of Ottawa; husband of Nina Gervan, of Brockville, Ontario. Served in the South African Campaign.

In the Books of Remembrance

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Page 242 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ERQUINGHEM-LYS CHURCHYARD EXTENSION CEMETERY Nord, France

The village of Erquinghem-Lys is situated on the south bank of the River Lys and is approximately 1.5 kilometres west of Armentieres.

Take the D945 from Armentieres toward the centre of Erquinghem-Lys and then turn right immediately before the Town Hall. The ERQUINGHEM-LYS CHURCHYARD EXTENSION CEMETERY is 50 metres along this road on the right hand side.

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