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Sydney George Hornblow

In memory of:

Private Sydney George Hornblow

October 16, 1915
Ottawa, Ontario

Military Service


Service Number:

144006

Age:

38

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Division:

77th Bn.

Additional Information


Son of Julia Ann and Charles George Hornblow, of Eton, England.

Commemorated on Page 20 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. A.R.27. 24.

Location:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– Commission Headstone HORNBLOW
  • Gravemarker
  • Attestation Papers– Source: Library and Archives Canada
  • Attestation Papers (Reverse)

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