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James Mitchell Dryden

In memory of:

Private James Mitchell Dryden

October 30, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

129428

Age:

40

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

72nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

April 4, 1878

Son of William and Mary Dryden; husband of Jessie R. Dryden, of 3554, 16th Avenue West, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 231 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PASSCHENDALE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

XII. A. 27.

Location:

Passchendaele (Passendale) New British Cemetery lies 10.5 Kms north-east of Ieper town centre on the S'Graventafelstraat, a road leading from St Jan to Passendale. Two roads connect Ieper town centre onto the Zonnebeekseweg; the Torhoutstraat leads from the market square onto a small roundabout. At the roundabout the first right turn is Basculestraat. At the end of Basculestraat, there is a crossroads and Zonnebeekseweg is the turning to the left. 7 Kms along the Zonnebeekseweg, in the village of Zonnebeke, lies the left hand turning onto the Langemarkstraat (further on this street name changes to Zonnebekestraat). 2 Kms along this road, and after passing Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, lies the right hand turning onto the 'S Graventafelstraat. 4 Kms along the 'S Graventafelstraat, and after passing the New Zealand Memorial, lies the cemetery on the left hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 1047 of 1076.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 1047 of 1076.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Cemetery Entrance– Entrance … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery Entrance – Entrance … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Cemetery … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Cemetery … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Grave marker … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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