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John Elswood Chaffey Hough

In memory of:

Flight Sub Lieutenant John Elswood Chaffey Hough

October 24, 1917

Military Service

Age:

19

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Naval Air Service

Additional Information

Born:

August 3, 1898
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of John Stanley Hough, K.C., and Julia Frances Hough, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 578 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

The Arras Flying Services Memorial is in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, which is in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle in the western part of the town of Arras, near the Citadel, approximately 2 kilometres due west of the railway station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Stained Glass Window– This memorial stained glass window "Light of the World" was erected in the Church, Parish of St Luke [Anglican, part of the Diocese of Rupert's Land] Address: 130 Nassau St North Winnipeg, MB. It was erected by the Parish of St Luke and unveiled in early 1920s. It was dedicated to Sub -Lieutenant John Elswood Chaffey Hough killed during the World War I. ------------------------------------------------------- [inscriptions at the bottom/inscriptions en bas] David - The Light of the World - St Alban TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN MEMORY OF FLIGHT SUB- LIEUTENANT JOHN ELSWOOD CHAFFEY HOUGH R.N. KILLED IN FRANCE 24th OCTOBER 1917. http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=8149

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    Stained Glass Window
    Stained Glass Window – This memorial stained glass window "Light of the World" was erected in the Church, Parish of St Luke [Anglican, part of the Diocese of Rupert's Land] Address: 130 Nassau St North Winnipeg, MB. It was erected by the Parish of St Luke and unveiled in early 1920s. It was dedicated to Sub -Lieutenant John Elswood Chaffey Hough killed during the World War I. ------------------------------------------------------- [inscriptions at the bottom/inscriptions en bas] David - The Light of the World - St Alban TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN MEMORY OF FLIGHT SUB- LIEUTENANT JOHN ELSWOOD CHAFFEY HOUGH R.N. KILLED IN FRANCE 24th OCTOBER 1917. http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=8149

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