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John Leask Mowatt

In memory of:

Corporal John Leask Mowatt

September 2, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

177586

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

87th Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

January 26, 1893

Son of James and Mary Moore Mowat, of Latchford, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 475 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DURY MILL BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

Il. C. 22.

Location:

Dury is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 1 kilometre north of the straight main road from Arras to Cambrai (D939). Approximately 16 kilometres from Arras travelling towards Cambrai on the D939 is the Canadian Forces Memorial at Dury. 300 metres after the Memorial the Cemetery is signposted to the left towards Dury village. 200 metres from the D939 the cemetery is signposted to the left. It is located in open fields, and is approached along an unsurfaced track about 500 metres long.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Cemetery– In the midst of a farmer's field. Dury Mill British Cemetery, France. Photo by Ken Riley

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    Cemetery – In the midst of a farmer's field. Dury Mill British Cemetery, France. Photo by Ken Riley
  • Cemetery– John Mowatt and comrades in Dury Mill British Cemetery, France. Photo by Ken Riley

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    Cemetery – John Mowatt and comrades in Dury Mill British Cemetery, France. Photo by Ken Riley
  • Grave Marker– John Leask Mowatt, Dury Mill British Cemetery, France. Photo by Ken Riley

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    Grave Marker – John Leask Mowatt, Dury Mill British Cemetery, France. Photo by Ken Riley
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    War Memorial – Cenotaph, Cobalt Ontario, Nov 2013. Photo by Ken Riley
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    War Memorial – First World War Fallen, Cenotaph, Cobalt Ontario. Photo by Ken Riley
  • War Memorial– "Algonquin Regiment" Army Cadets Standing Guard, Cenotaph, Major Edward J Holland VC Memorial ParkCenotaph, Cobalt Ontario, Nov 11, 2014. Photo by Laura Landers

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    War Memorial – "Algonquin Regiment" Army Cadets Standing Guard, Cenotaph, Major Edward J Holland VC Memorial ParkCenotaph, Cobalt Ontario, Nov 11, 2014. Photo by Laura Landers
  • Photo of John Leach Mowatt– In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of John Leach Mowatt – In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Canadian Grenadiars Guards Memorial Book– In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Canadian Grenadiars Guards Memorial Book – In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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