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James Hislop

In memory of:

Private James Hislop

December 29, 1915
France

Military Service

Service Number:

54341

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

18th Bn.

Additional Information

Enlistment:

March 24, 1915
London, Ontario

Son of James Hislop of Harwick, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 19 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

I. E. 34.

Location:

LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 8 Km west of Ieper town centre on the N304 Klijtseweg, a road leading from the N375 Dikkebuseweg, connecting Ieper to Dikkebus, Klijte and on to Loker. From Ieper town centre the Dikkebusseweg (N375) is located via Elverdingsestraat, straight over a roundabout onto J.Capronstraat (for 30 metres), then left along M.Fochlaan. Immediately after the train station, the first right hand turning is the Dikkebusseweg. 7 Km along the Dikkebuseweg lies the village of Klijte and the right hand turning at the roundabout just before the village leads onto the N304 Klijtseweg. LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY lies 100 metres after this right hand turning on the left hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Letter– Letter from Lt. Beeson of the 18th Bn. C.E.F. describing the death of Pte. Hyslop. It appears that his surname was miss-spelled on his attestation papers and it is possible Pte. Hyslop was illiterate.

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    Letter
    Letter – Letter from Lt. Beeson of the 18th Bn. C.E.F. describing the death of Pte. Hyslop. It appears that his surname was miss-spelled on his attestation papers and it is possible Pte. Hyslop was illiterate.
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Circumstances of Death Register: "DIED OF WOUNDS." (Shrapnel) at No. 5 Field Ambulance.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Circumstances of Death Register: "DIED OF WOUNDS." (Shrapnel) at No. 5 Field Ambulance.
  • Attestation papers– Page 1 Attestation Paper.

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    Attestation papers
    Attestation papers – Page 1 Attestation Paper.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Photo of Private Hislop [Hyslop]. Source unknown.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Photo of Private Hislop [Hyslop]. Source unknown.
  • Grave Marker

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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