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John Matwiy

In memory of:

Private John Matwiy

August 21, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

L/109342

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Additional Information

Son of Peter and Catherine Matwiy; brother of Miss Elsie Matwiy, of Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 540 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BARRIE UNION CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Lot 141, Block A.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave marker– Private John Matwiy's grave marker in Barrie Union Cemetery, 338 Sunnidale Road, Barrie, Ontario. (Note: the main entrance to the cemetery is on Cundles Road West.) A personal message near the bottom of the stone reads, "DID NOT THAT SHELL COME FROM THE HAND OF GOD? HE WILLED IT SHOULD BE SO R.I.P." (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2015.)

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Private John Matwiy's grave marker in Barrie Union Cemetery, 338 Sunnidale Road, Barrie, Ontario. (Note: the main entrance to the cemetery is on Cundles Road West.) A personal message near the bottom of the stone reads, "DID NOT THAT SHELL COME FROM THE HAND OF GOD? HE WILLED IT SHOULD BE SO R.I.P." (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2015.)
  • Newspaper Clipping– This article appeared in the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 9, on August 23, 1945.

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    Newspaper Clipping – This article appeared in the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 9, on August 23, 1945.
  • Newspaper Clipping– This article appeared in the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 12, on August 30, 1945.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – This article appeared in the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 12, on August 30, 1945.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times August 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times August 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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