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John Ferrier Dempster

In memory of:

Private John Ferrier Dempster

February 22, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

1015312

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

72nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

August 18, 1897
Dundee, Scotland

Son of Frank and Martha Dempster, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 396 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LAPUGNOY MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VII. B. 3.

Location:

Lapugnoy is a village and commune in Pas-de-Calais, 6 kilometres west of Bethune. From the centre of Lapugnoy, head south-west on the D70 in the direction of Marles-les-Mines. On the outskirts of the centre there is a crucifix at the side of the main road, turn right here towards Allouagne. After approximately 500 metres there is a track on the left hand side (the Cemetery is signposted here) and the LAPUGNOY MILITARY CEMETERY can be found on the left hand side, approximately 500 metres, along this track.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Grave Marker - Lapugnoy Military Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Grave Marker - Lapugnoy Military Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 645 of 1036.

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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: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 645 of 1036.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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