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John Speers

In memory of:

Private John Speers

December 29, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

1012881

Age:

42

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Forestry Corps

Additional Information

Son of George Speers and the late Isabella Speers, of Victoria, husband of Millicent Speers, of Victoria. B.C.

Commemorated on Page 166 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BROCKVILLE (OAKLAND) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. 8. 14.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of JOHN SPEERS– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of JOHN SPEERS – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of December 31, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist59y330uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of December 31, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist59y330uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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