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George Edmund Jack

In memory of:

Captain George Edmund Jack

December 14, 1918

Military Service

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry Works Battalion

Division:

3rd

Additional Information

Son of J. A. and Ellen Jack, of Ottawa, Ontario. Formerly of London, England.

Commemorated on Page 435 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SPA COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

Near South-West end.

Location:

From the motorway E40/A3 which runs between Liege and Aachen turn onto the motorway E42/A27. Follow the motorway to junction 8, turn off here and follow the signs to Spa. Follow the road into Spa to the junction with the N62, turn right here direction Verviers. This road is called Avenue Rene Astrid, follow past the hospital on the right and take the next turn on the right called Rue Hanster. At the end turn left into Promenade Des Francais, then turn first right into Avenue Des Platanes, the SPA COMMUNAL CEMETERY is along on the left. The graves are located through the main entrance and in the first plot on the left.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Captain George Edmund Jack is one of two Canadian Captains that died at No. 64 Casualty Clearing Station in December 1918, as the Canadian's marched to the Rhine after the Armistice. It appears both died on pneumonia (perhaps the Spanish Flu). The image shows the Casualty File for Captain Jack.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Captain George Edmund Jack is one of two Canadian Captains that died at No. 64 Casualty Clearing Station in December 1918, as the Canadian's marched to the Rhine after the Armistice. It appears both died on pneumonia (perhaps the Spanish Flu). The image shows the Casualty File for Captain Jack.
  • Report– Captain George Edmund Jack is one of two Canadian Captains that died at No. 64 Casualty Clearing Station in December 1918, as the Canadian's marched to the Rhine after the Armistice. It appears both died on pneumonia (perhaps the Spanish Flu). The image shows the Grave Registration Report Form from the CWGC for the Spa Communal Cemetery in the Liege area of Belgium.

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    Report – Captain George Edmund Jack is one of two Canadian Captains that died at No. 64 Casualty Clearing Station in December 1918, as the Canadian's marched to the Rhine after the Armistice. It appears both died on pneumonia (perhaps the Spanish Flu). The image shows the Grave Registration Report Form from the CWGC for the Spa Communal Cemetery in the Liege area of Belgium.

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