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John Willis Newman

In memory of:

Lance Corporal John Willis Newman

December 25, 1944
Camrose, Alberta

Military Service


Service Number:

K/54748

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Additional Information


Born:

August 21, 1925
Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

August 26, 1943
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Elsie Newman and stepson of Joseph Smith Pejeck, of Vancouver.

Commemorated on Page 404 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Block 3. Plot 24. Lot 3.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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