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John Turnbull Chandler

In memory of:

Private John Turnbull Chandler

July 3, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

175142

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Division:

5th Coy.

Additional Information

Born:

August 31, 1894
Southea, Wisbech, Wales

Only son of John William and Agnes Chandler, of Gedney Dyke, Holbeach, Lincs.

Commemorated on Page 215 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. B. 2.

Location:

Bully is approximately 20 kilometres north of Arras. From Arras, take the D937 towards Bethune. At Sains-en-Gohelle, turn right onto the D166E towards Bully. At the first (Casimir Beugret) roundabout, turn right into the Rue Ferdinand Marche. The Cemetery (known locally as the 'Cimetiere de Bully-les-Mines') is 200 metres down this road on the right. The Commonwealth war graves plot is reached via 'Allee 8'.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial Tablets– World War One and Two Bronze Memorial Tablets, Church of the Ascension (Anglican, 1850), Hamilton, Ontario. Inscribed: "To the Glory of God and in proud and grateful remembrance of the following men of the Church of the Ascension who fell on Active Service in the War against Germany and her Allies.

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    Memorial Tablets
    Memorial Tablets – World War One and Two Bronze Memorial Tablets, Church of the Ascension (Anglican, 1850), Hamilton, Ontario. Inscribed: "To the Glory of God and in proud and grateful remembrance of the following men of the Church of the Ascension who fell on Active Service in the War against Germany and her Allies.
  • World War One Memorial Tablet

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    World War One Memorial Tablet
    World War One Memorial Tablet
  • Church of the Ascension– Church of the Ascension, Hamilton, Ontario, clockwise from top right: World War One Memorial (1927); an image of the church circa 1910; present church interior; and Hamilton's XIIIth Regimental crest in stained glass.

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    Church of the Ascension
    Church of the Ascension – Church of the Ascension, Hamilton, Ontario, clockwise from top right: World War One Memorial (1927); an image of the church circa 1910; present church interior; and Hamilton's XIIIth Regimental crest in stained glass.
  • Grave marker– Grave photographed 23 October 2014 while on a trip to visit graves/memorials of former pupils at Framlingham College, Suffolk, England

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Grave photographed 23 October 2014 while on a trip to visit graves/memorials of former pupils at Framlingham College, Suffolk, England

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