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James Alfred Ralston

In memory of:

Private James Alfred Ralston

August 8, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

405394

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

3rd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

September 25, 1896

Son of Walter and Monica Ralston, of Lefroy, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 489 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

TORONTO CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

B. 17.

Location:

Demuin is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme in the valley of the Luce to the east of Domart. TORONTO CEMETERY is 2 kilometres north of Demuin village, in the fields.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Cenotaph– Barrie, Ontario Cenetaph Innisfil Memorial
  • Photo of James Alfred Ralston– Private James Alfred Ralston from Lefroy, Ontario
  • Photo of JAMES ALFRED RALSTON– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives.
  • Street– Innisfil street named in honour of Private James Alfred Ralston with a poppy.
  • Attestation Papers– Circumstances of Death- Private James Ralston
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Barrie Examiner c1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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