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John Wesley Hudson

In memory of:

Lance Corporal John Wesley Hudson

September 27, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

651152

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

June 6, 1891

Son of Wesley and Grace Ann Hudson, of Lucknow, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 432 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ONTARIO CEMETERY, SAINS-LES-MARQUION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

II. B. 9.

Location:

Sains-les-Marquion is a village and it lies approximately 2 kilometres south of Marquion, which lies on the main straight road from Arras to Cambrai. The Ontario Cemetery lies to the south of the village. The cemetery was made after the capture of Sains-les-Marquion by the Canadian Division on September 27, 1918. The Cemetery was enlarged after the Armistice and now covers an area of 949 square metres. It is enclosed by a rubble wall.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of JOHN WESLEY HUDSON– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN WESLEY HUDSON – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Wesley Hudson– He was a hero John Wesley Hudson was born June 6 1891 in Kincardine On and spent most of his short life on the family farm near Lucknow On. He enlisted and was a member of the 160th Battalion Canadian Infantry Company A. He was killed in battle Sept 27 1918 at Cambreau Field.

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    Photo of John Wesley Hudson
    Photo of John Wesley Hudson – He was a hero John Wesley Hudson was born June 6 1891 in Kincardine On and spent most of his short life on the family farm near Lucknow On. He enlisted and was a member of the 160th Battalion Canadian Infantry Company A. He was killed in battle Sept 27 1918 at Cambreau Field.
  • Photo of JOHN WESLEY HUDSON– John Wesley Hudson was born June 6 1891 in Kincardine On and spent most of his short life on the family farm near Lucknow On. He enlisted and was a member of the 160th Battalion Canadian Infantry Company A. He was killed in battle Sept 27 1918 at Cambreau Field.

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    Photo of JOHN WESLEY HUDSON
    Photo of JOHN WESLEY HUDSON – John Wesley Hudson was born June 6 1891 in Kincardine On and spent most of his short life on the family farm near Lucknow On. He enlisted and was a member of the 160th Battalion Canadian Infantry Company A. He was killed in battle Sept 27 1918 at Cambreau Field.
  • Photo of John Wesley Hudson– One of the only known photos of John Wesley Hudson, taken in approx. 1908 at the family farm near Lucknow, Ontario.

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    Photo of John Wesley Hudson
    Photo of John Wesley Hudson – One of the only known photos of John Wesley Hudson, taken in approx. 1908 at the family farm near Lucknow, Ontario.
  • Enlistment Cards– Records are property of the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre.

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    Enlistment Cards
    Enlistment Cards – Records are property of the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre.
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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