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John Coker

In memory of:

Sergeant John Coker

May 3, 1917
France

Military Service

Service Number:

18027

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

3rd Bn.

Citation(s):

Military Medal, London Gazette No. 30188 dated 18 July 1917 and Mentioned in Despatches, London Gazette No. 30107 dated 1 June 1917. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

March 2, 1885
Eramosa, Ontario

Enlistment:

August 18, 1914
Edmonton, Alberta

Son of John and Hannah Coker, of Guelph, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 218 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. F. 24.

Location:

Aubigny Communal Cemetery is south of the village of Aubigny-en-Artois and the Cemetery Extension is behind it. The village of Aubigny-en-Artois is approximately 15 kilometres north-west of Arras on the road to St. Pol. After turning into the village from the N.39 on the D.75, the Cemetery lies south on a road leading from the centre of the village.

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: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 605 of 1384.

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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: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 605 of 1384.
  • Photo of John Coker– A hero’s early days - John S. Coker, left, and friend J. Dewey Soper stand in front of a cabin they built in the Peace River District in northwestern Alberta in 1913. Both men were originally from the area around Rockwood, but went on a year-long expedition in Alberta together. Coker left and joined the army in 1914 and was killed in action in 1917.

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    Photo of John Coker
    Photo of John Coker – A hero’s early days - John S. Coker, left, and friend J. Dewey Soper stand in front of a cabin they built in the Peace River District in northwestern Alberta in 1913. Both men were originally from the area around Rockwood, but went on a year-long expedition in Alberta together. Coker left and joined the army in 1914 and was killed in action in 1917.

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