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John Wilton Douglas Dowler

In memory of:

Lieutenant John Wilton Douglas Dowler

April 11, 1917
Vimy Ridge, France

Military Service

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

47th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 24, 1892
Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment:

June 15, 1916
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Wellington J. and Elizabeth Sketchley Dowler. Graduate (B.A. Degree) of McGill University, Montreal.

Commemorated on Page 230 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. H. 71.

Location:

Barlin is a village about 11 kilometres south-west of Bethune on the D188, between the Bethune-Arras and Bethune-St. Pol roads, about 6.5 kilometres south-east of Bruay. The BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION lie to the north of the village on the D171 road to Houchin.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Honour Roll– From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.

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    Honour Roll – From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 16, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y109uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of April 16, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y109uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Newspaper Clipping– Newspaper clipping from the Daily Colonist of October 7, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y259uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Newspaper Clipping – Newspaper clipping from the Daily Colonist of October 7, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y259uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • War memorial– In Memory of Esquimalt's War Dead 1914-1918; Esquimalt, British Columbia Lieutenant John Wilton Douglas Dowler

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    War memorial – In Memory of Esquimalt's War Dead 1914-1918; Esquimalt, British Columbia Lieutenant John Wilton Douglas Dowler
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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 633 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 633 of 1076.

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