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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

John Chilton Mewburn

In memory of:

Lieutenant John Chilton Mewburn

September 15, 1916

Military Service

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

18th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Maj. Gen. S. C. Mewburn, C.M.G., Minister of Militia and Defence, Canada, and Mary C. Mewburn, of Hamilton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 135 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

Sp. Mem. at end of Plot I. Row A.

Location:

Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Courcelette British Cemetery is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track, suitable for cars, from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres. The route is signposted in the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of JOHN CHILTON MEWBURN– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of JOHN CHILTON MEWBURN – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Chilton Mewburn

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    Photo of John Chilton Mewburn
  • Newspaper Obituary

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  • Newspaper Clipping

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  • The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury– The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, 200 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario.

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    The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury – The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, 200 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario.
  • Plaque– Officers of the 13th Royal Regiment Memorial Plaque. On display at the Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, Hamilton, Ontario.

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    Plaque – Officers of the 13th Royal Regiment Memorial Plaque. On display at the Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, Hamilton, Ontario.
  • All Saints' Anglican Church Memorial Plaque– All Saints' Anglican Church, 1914-1918 Memorial Plaque, 15 Queen Street South, Hamilton, Ontario.

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    All Saints' Anglican Church Memorial Plaque – All Saints' Anglican Church, 1914-1918 Memorial Plaque, 15 Queen Street South, Hamilton, Ontario.
  • Grave Marker– Taken 16 February 2008 by Mick Brand

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    Grave Marker – Taken 16 February 2008 by Mick Brand
  • Newspaper clipping– LETHBRIDGE DAILY HERALD FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29 1916

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    Newspaper clipping – LETHBRIDGE DAILY HERALD FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29 1916
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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