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John Joseph Cann

In memory of:

Private John Joseph Cann

November 17, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

414461

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

3rd Bn.

Additional Information

Son of John and Elizabeth Cann, of Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 8 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DOVER (ST. JAMES'S) CEMETERY
Kent, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

M. I. 40.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of November 20, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y296uvic#mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of November 20, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y296uvic#mode/1up
  • Grave Marker– Photograph of JJ Cann's gravestone in St James Cemetery, Dover, Kent, UK

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    Grave Marker – Photograph of JJ Cann's gravestone in St James Cemetery, Dover, Kent, UK

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