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John Archibald McCallum

In memory of:

Private John Archibald McCallum

August 26, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

651581

Age:

42

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

18th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

July 6, 1877

Son of Neil and Jane McCallum, of Canada; husband of Jean M. McCallum, of Wiarton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 453 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

V. B. 4.

Location:

Wancourt is a village about 8 kilometres south-east of Arras. It is 2 kilometres south of the main road from Arras to Cambrai. The WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY is a short distance south-east of the village just off the D 35 road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Archibald McCallum– This is my Grandfather, John Archibald McCallum, killed in France Aug. 26, 1918.  He left a wife and 4 children. Please, let their sacrifice not be forgotten!
  • Enlistment Cards– Records are property of the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre.

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