Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Rowley
In memory of:
Corporal John Rowley
April 5, 1918
Military Service
133010
23
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
13th Bn.
Additional Information
March 27, 1894
Son of John and Sarah Rowley, of 371, Lansdowne Avenue, Westmount, P.Q., Canada.
Commemorated on Page 495 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
VI. F. 52.
Duisans and Etrun are villages in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, about 9 kilometres west of Arras. The DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY lies in Etrun but takes its name from the nearer village of Duisans. It is one kilometre north of Duisans on the D339 road off the Route nationale N39 (Arras-St Pol), in the angle of the Arras Habarcq road and a track leading to Haute-Avesnes.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of John Rowley – Photo taken from "A Short History and Photographic Record of the 73rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Royal Highlanders of Canada" Page 23. B Company. No. 6 Platoon. -
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Attestation Papers – Source Library and Archives Canada -
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Attestation Paper – Source Library and Archives Canada. John Rowley's older brother, Robert Rowley (born April 9, 1891), signed his Attestation Paper on the same day as John did. Robert survived the war. -
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Attestation Papers (Reverse)
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