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Son of E. H. and Luisa Odina Ludford, of Caracas Venezuela, South America.
Digital gallery of Cadet John Ludford
Digital gallery of
Cadet John Ludford
The grave of Cadet John Edward Ludford, who was killed in a flying accident. The grave is located in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, 208 Sunnidale Road, Barrie, Ontario. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie in 2012. This image may be copied and used without further permission.)
Digital gallery of
Cadet John Ludford
At the foot of Cadet Ludford's grave, in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Barrie, Ontario, is a standard Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie in 2012. This image may be copied and used without further permission.)
Digital gallery of
Cadet John Ludford
At the head of Cadet Ludford's grave, in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Barrie, Ontario, stands this private monument. Its inscription is badly weathered and only barely legible: "JOHN EDWARD LUDFORD BORN IN CARACAS VENEZUELA FEB. 1, 1898 KILLED IN FLYING ACCIDENT AT CAMP BORDEN SEPT. 18, 1917". (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie in 2012. This image may be copied and used without further permission.)
Digital gallery of
Cadet John Ludford
This report of Cadet Ludford's death appeared at page 5 in the September 20, 1917 issue of the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario). It includes a couple of obvious inaccuracies, in that it identifies Ludford as a member of the "American Flying Corps" (rather than the Royal Flying Corps) whose hometown was "Baracas" (rather than Caracas). Note: Camp Hoare was the Royal Flying Corps airfield at Camp Borden, west of Barrie, Ontario, named after Lieutenant-Colonel (later Brigadier-General) C.G. Hoare, the commanding officer of the RFC in Canada.
Digital gallery of
Cadet John Ludford
From the London Free Press September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Cadet John Ludford
From the Toronto Telegram September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Image gallery
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The grave of Cadet John Edward Ludford, who was killed in a flying accident. The grave is located in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, 208 Sunnidale Road, Barrie, Ontario. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie in 2012. This image may be copied and used without further permission.)
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At the foot of Cadet Ludford's grave, in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Barrie, Ontario, is a standard Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie in 2012. This image may be copied and used without further permission.)
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At the head of Cadet Ludford's grave, in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Barrie, Ontario, stands this private monument. Its inscription is badly weathered and only barely legible: "JOHN EDWARD LUDFORD BORN IN CARACAS VENEZUELA FEB. 1, 1898 KILLED IN FLYING ACCIDENT AT CAMP BORDEN SEPT. 18, 1917". (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie in 2012. This image may be copied and used without further permission.)
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This report of Cadet Ludford's death appeared at page 5 in the September 20, 1917 issue of the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario). It includes a couple of obvious inaccuracies, in that it identifies Ludford as a member of the "American Flying Corps" (rather than the Royal Flying Corps) whose hometown was "Baracas" (rather than Caracas). Note: Camp Hoare was the Royal Flying Corps airfield at Camp Borden, west of Barrie, Ontario, named after Lieutenant-Colonel (later Brigadier-General) C.G. Hoare, the commanding officer of the RFC in Canada.
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From the London Free Press September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 578 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BARRIE (ST. MARY'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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