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John Gilroy

In memory of:

Private John Gilroy

November 2, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

171620

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regiment)

Additional Information

Born:

July 13, 1887
Fermanagh, Ireland

Enlistment:

August 11, 1915
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Patrick and Maggie Gilroy, of Co. Down, Ireland.

Commemorated on Page 243 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY (Belgium)
Belgium

Grave Reference:

VII. C. 16.

Location:

NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY is located 11.5 Km west of Ieper town centre on the Helleketelweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge. From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching the ring road of Poperinge, the R33 Europalaan, the left hand clockwise route circles the town of Poperinge and rejoins the N308 towards Oost Cappel. 2.5 Km around the R33 lies the left hand turning onto Helleketelweg. The cemetery itself is located 700 metres along the Helleketelweg on the left hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Pte. John Gilroy's name appears on this Memorial Tablet. St. Paul's was founded in 1822 as the first Roman Catholic parish in York (now Toronto). The present church was designed by Joseph Connelly in 1889 and was renamed St. Paul's Basilica in 1999. The WWI Memorial plaque is located outside the front entrance of the church. The Basilica is located in downtown Toronto on the corner of Power and Queen Street.

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    Memorial – Pte. John Gilroy's name appears on this Memorial Tablet. St. Paul's was founded in 1822 as the first Roman Catholic parish in York (now Toronto). The present church was designed by Joseph Connelly in 1889 and was renamed St. Paul's Basilica in 1999. The WWI Memorial plaque is located outside the front entrance of the church. The Basilica is located in downtown Toronto on the corner of Power and Queen Street.
  • Article– In honoured memory.

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    Article – In honoured memory.

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