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John Howard Bellwood Christie

In memory of:

Private John Howard Bellwood Christie

August 15, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

487535

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

8th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 26, 1894

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Christie, of Westmount, Montreal.

Commemorated on Page 216 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

8th Canadian Cem. Lens Mem. 12.

Location:

Fleurbaix is a village 5 kilometres south-west of Armentieres at the junction of the road from Armentieres and the road to Bethune. Petillon is a village to the south of Fleurbaix and RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY is 3 kilometres south of Fleurbaix on the south side of the road from Petillon to La Boutillerie.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CHILD TO CLAYTON. Microform Sequence 20; Volume Number 31829_B016729. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 164. Page 237 of 1068.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CHILD TO CLAYTON. Microform Sequence 20; Volume Number 31829_B016729. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 164. Page 237 of 1068.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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