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John Arthur Huntley

In memory of:

Private John Arthur Huntley

April 7, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

291445

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.)

Additional Information

Son of Isaac and Martha Huntley, of Butler, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 260 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. B. 14.

Location:

Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Group Photo– John Arthur Huntley, about age 4, with his father Isaac Huntley. Taken in Brandon, Manitoba about 1898.

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    Group Photo – John Arthur Huntley, about age 4, with his father Isaac Huntley. Taken in Brandon, Manitoba about 1898.
  • Photo of John Arthur Huntley

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    Photo of John Arthur Huntley
  • Newspaper clipping– Obituary of John Arthur Huntley from the front page of the Elkhorn Mercury, May 10, 1917 issue. Volume IX Number 24

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    Newspaper clipping – Obituary of John Arthur Huntley from the front page of the Elkhorn Mercury, May 10, 1917 issue. Volume IX Number 24
  • Grave Marker– Photo taken by the International Wargraves Photography Project

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    Grave Marker – Photo taken by the International Wargraves Photography Project
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Bois Carre British Cemetery– Bois Carre British Cemetery - The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Bois Carre British Cemetery
    Bois Carre British Cemetery – Bois Carre British Cemetery - The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Inscription– A clearer view (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Inscription
    Inscription – A clearer view (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Photo of John Arthur Huntley– Private John Arthur Huntley in the uniform of the 222nd Overseas Battalion C.E.F.

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    Photo of John Arthur Huntley
    Photo of John Arthur Huntley – Private John Arthur Huntley in the uniform of the 222nd Overseas Battalion C.E.F.

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