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John Cuthbert Stairs

In memory of:

Captain John Cuthbert Stairs

September 15, 1916

Military Service

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)

Division:

"C" Coy. 25th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of George and Helen Stairs. Born at Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 167 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. O. 13.

Location:

Albert is a town on the River Ancre in the Department of the Somme, 28 kilometres north-east of Amiens. The ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is on the south-east side of Albert and the junction of the roads to Fricourt and Meaulte, and the Extension is entirely enclosed by it.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail October 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail October 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail October 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail October 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail September 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail September 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Cuthbert Stairs– From The War Book of Upper Canada College, edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War.

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    Photo of John Cuthbert Stairs
    Photo of John Cuthbert Stairs – From The War Book of Upper Canada College, edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War.
  • Memorial Tablet– John Cuthbert Stairs is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.

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    Memorial Tablet
    Memorial Tablet – John Cuthbert Stairs is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England
  • Memorial– Fort Massey Church, Halifax

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Fort Massey Church, Halifax

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