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John Layland

In memory of:

Private John Layland

June 18, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

501303

Age:

43

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Additional Information


Born:

October 3, 1873
Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Enlistment:

November 29, 1915
Pembroke, Ontario

Son of Sarah and James Layland, of Goose Green, Wigan, England.

Commemorated on Page 273 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

SYDNEY MINES (TRINITY) CEMETERY
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

L. 40. R. I. G. 40.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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