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Military service
Service number:
408148
Age:
27
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
October 18, 1888
Death:
September 26, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XI. E. 3.
Additional information
Son of Harry A. and Annie C. Marshall, of London, England; husband of Clara J. Marshall, of Collingwood, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private John Alfred Marshall
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Coupure de presse
Pte. John Alfred Marshall enlisted at Niagara Camp on June 4th, 1915. His wife, Clara Marshall, was named as his "next-of-kin". At that time Mrs. Marshall was living in Gravenhurst, Ontario. -
Insigne de casquette
15th Bn cap badge. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
1st Division, 3rd Brigade shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Pierre tombale
Gravemarker. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team DILEAS GU BRATH. -
Insigne de Casquette
Cap Badge 37th Bn. Private Marshall enlisted in the 37th Bn before being sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
États de service
Record of Service Card (front side). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
États de service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Mémorial
15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Memorial located in the village of Courcelette, France. The memorial commemorates the unit’s actions on 26 September 1916 when they attacked Regina Trench during the Battle of Theipval Ridge. The memorial honours all members of the unit who took part in the Somme offensive of 1916. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Private John Alfred Marshall
Digital gallery of
Private John Alfred Marshall
Digital gallery of
Private John Alfred Marshall
Digital gallery of
Private John Alfred Marshall
Digital gallery of
Private John Alfred Marshall
Digital gallery of
Private John Alfred Marshall
Digital gallery of
Private John Alfred Marshall
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 132 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Courcelette British Cemetery is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track, suitable for cars, from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres. The route is signposted in the village.
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