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John Albert Jolley

In memory of:

Bombardier John Albert Jolley

September 7, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

316032

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

5th Trench Mortar Bty.

Additional Information

Born:

September 7, 1895

Son of Charles J. and Mary A. Jolley, of Hamilton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 438 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DURY MILL BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. E. 2.

Location:

Dury is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 1 kilometre north of the straight main road from Arras to Cambrai (D939). Approximately 16 kilometres from Arras travelling towards Cambrai on the D939 is the Canadian Forces Memorial at Dury. 300 metres after the Memorial the Cemetery is signposted to the left towards Dury village. 200 metres from the D939 the cemetery is signposted to the left. It is located in open fields, and is approached along an unsurfaced track about 500 metres long.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Tablets– World War One and Two Bronze Memorial Tablets, Church of the Ascension (Anglican, 1850), Hamilton, Ontario. Inscribed: "To the Glory of God and in proud and grateful remembrance of the following men of the Church of the Ascension who fell on Active Service in the War against Germany and her Allies.

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    Memorial Tablets
    Memorial Tablets – World War One and Two Bronze Memorial Tablets, Church of the Ascension (Anglican, 1850), Hamilton, Ontario. Inscribed: "To the Glory of God and in proud and grateful remembrance of the following men of the Church of the Ascension who fell on Active Service in the War against Germany and her Allies.
  • World War One Memorial Tablet

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    World War One Memorial Tablet
  • Church of the Ascension– Church of the Ascension, Hamilton, Ontario, clockwise from top right: World War One Memorial (1927); an image of the church circa 1910; present church interior; and Hamilton's XIIIth Regimental crest in stained glass.

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    Church of the Ascension
    Church of the Ascension – Church of the Ascension, Hamilton, Ontario, clockwise from top right: World War One Memorial (1927); an image of the church circa 1910; present church interior; and Hamilton's XIIIth Regimental crest in stained glass.

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