Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Napier Arnott Jessop
In memory of:
Lieutenant Napier Arnott Jessop
April 29, 1915
Military Service
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Army
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
7th Bn.
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Henry Jessop, of Ealing, London, England.
Commemorated on Page 21 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMETERY
Belgium
V. G. 12.
OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMETERY is located 6.5 km south of Ieper town centre on the Rijselseweg N336 connecting Ieper to Lille. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. 3.5 Km along the Rijselseweg the road forks with the N365. The N336 is the left hand fork towards Lille. The OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMETERY is located 2 Km after this left hand fork on the right hand side of the road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily News Advertiser c1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Menin Gate -
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Inscription on Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial -
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Entrance -
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Cemetery -
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Grave Marker – Photo of grave marker courtesy of Mark Banning, England. -
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Biography – Summited for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Biography – Summited for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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