Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Wilson Sharples
In memory of:
Lieutenant John Wilson Sharples
October 30, 1918
Military Service
Army
Canadian Garrison Artillery
12th Bty. 3rd Bde.
Additional Information
Commemorated on Page 499 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
DENAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord, France
A. 27.
Denain is a town in the Nord Department between Valenciennes and Cambrai. The DENAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY is at the north-east corner of the town approximately 1.2 kilometres from the centre, following the route to Oisy and the Lycee A Kastler. The cemetery is situated at the centre of a junction 100 metres from a traffic light controlled crossroads. From the A2, follow the D40 for approximately 2.2 kilometres and turn right at the traffic lights. The CWGC plot is at the heart of the cemetery.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of John Wilson Sharples – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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