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John Macneill Galbraith

In memory of:

Captain John Macneill Galbraith

November 10, 1947
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Military Service


Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp.

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross

Additional Information


Born:

February 7, 1914
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

October 16, 1940
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Hilda Fairgrieve Galbraith, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Husband of Eleanor Galbraith, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 617 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada

Grave Reference:

Mil. Sec. Lot 3318.

Location:

The cemetery is located immediately west of the Red River College, at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the First World War, Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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