Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Newton Cherry
In memory of:
Staff Sergeant John Newton Cherry
December 28, 1947
Kingston, Ontario
Military Service
C/21290
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Army
Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and War Medal 1939-45.
Additional Information
July 7, 1894
Russell, Ontario
February 10, 1940
Ottawa, Ontario
Son of Robert Wesley and Caroline Jane Cherry. Brother of Nathan, William, Robert, Florence, Mabel, Effie and Eva. Husband of Beatrice Cherry and father of Bernice, Robert and Donald of Ottawa, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 617 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada
Sec. 27. Lot 13. Grave 11.
OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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