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James Howard Blair

In memory of:

Gunner James Howard Blair

July 22, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

1260014

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

1st Bde.

Additional Information

Born:

September 11, 1896

Commemorated on Page 202 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. A. 4.

Location:

Loos (Loos-en-Gohelle) is a village to the north of the road from Lens to Bethune. From Lens, take the N43 towards Bethune. Arriving at Loos, turn right at CWGC sign post. The LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY is about 1 kilometre from Loos Church in the southern part of the village.

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: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 599 of 734

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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: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 599 of 734
  • Photo of James Howard Blair– "Our Heroes in the Great War" compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, 1919.

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    Photo of James Howard Blair
    Photo of James Howard Blair – "Our Heroes in the Great War" compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, 1919.

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