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John Douglas Armstrong

In memory of:

Lieutenant John Douglas Armstrong

April 9, 1917
Vimy Ridge, France

Military Service

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

11th Field Coy.

Honours and Awards:

Mentioned in Despatches

Additional Information

Son of Jean W. Armstrong, of Ottawa, Ontario, and Rev. W. D. Armstrong, M.A., Ph.D., D.D.

Commemorated on the Lieutenant John Douglas Armstrong Plaque.

Commemorated on Page 192 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VILLERS STATION CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VII. J. 35.

Location:

Villers-au-Bois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 11 kilometres north-west of Arras. The VILLERS STATION CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-west of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of J.D Armstrong– Lt. J.D Armstrong France December 14, 1916

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    Photo of J.D Armstrong – Lt. J.D Armstrong France December 14, 1916
  • 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.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England
  • Memorial– John Douglas Armstrong was a competitive rower (canoe) with the Britannia club in Ottawa. He is remembered in the Britannia Yacht Club War Memorial, Baskins Beach, Ottawa, Ontario.

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    Memorial – John Douglas Armstrong was a competitive rower (canoe) with the Britannia club in Ottawa. He is remembered in the Britannia Yacht Club War Memorial, Baskins Beach, Ottawa, Ontario.
  • Memorial– A memorial tablet at St Andrew's Church in Ottawa is dedicated to the members of the Congregation who served and those lives sacrificed in World War I.

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    Memorial – A memorial tablet at St Andrew's Church in Ottawa is dedicated to the members of the Congregation who served and those lives sacrificed in World War I.
  • Memorial– St Andrew's Church Ottawa WWI memorial

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    Memorial – St Andrew's Church Ottawa WWI memorial
  • Roll of honour– Lisgar Collegiate Institute yearbook 1919

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    Roll of honour – Lisgar Collegiate Institute yearbook 1919
  • Memorial– Lisgar Collegiate Institute honour roll

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    Memorial – Lisgar Collegiate Institute honour roll
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