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George Howard Boorne

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant George Howard Boorne

March 28, 1917

Military Service

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Flying Corps

Division:

37th Reserve Squadron

Additional Information

Eldest son of Charles H. and Mary E. Boorne, of Ottawa, Ontario. Served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium.

Commemorated on Page 575 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BROUGHTON (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD
Lancashire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

South-West corner

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of George Howard Boorne– "Our Heroes in the Great War" compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, 1919.

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    Photo of George Howard Boorne – "Our Heroes in the Great War" compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, 1919.
  • Church– This is a view of St John the Baptist Church Broughton Lancashire where George Howard Boorne is buried

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    Church – This is a view of St John the Baptist Church Broughton Lancashire where George Howard Boorne is buried
  • Grave marker– George Howard Boorne's grave marker in St John the Baptist Churchyard, Broughton, Lancashire. He was born in Ottawa on 28thNovember 1893 and enlisted there on 27th May 1915. He was a plumber by trade.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – George Howard Boorne's grave marker in St John the Baptist Churchyard, Broughton, Lancashire. He was born in Ottawa on 28thNovember 1893 and enlisted there on 27th May 1915. He was a plumber by trade.

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