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John Harold Deans

In memory of:

Lieutenant John Harold Deans

November 8, 1917

Military Service

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Flying Corps

Division:

84th Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of M. A. and Delena Taylor Deans, of Orillia, Ontario, Canada

Commemorated on Page 226 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

The Arras Flying Services Memorial is in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, which is in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle in the western part of the town of Arras, near the Citadel, approximately 2 kilometres due west of the railway station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Inscription– Arras Flying Services Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Inscription – Arras Flying Services Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Arras Flying Services Memorial– Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Arras Flying Services Memorial
    Arras Flying Services Memorial – Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cenotaph– Lieutenant John Harold Deans is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cenotaph – Lieutenant John Harold Deans is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cenotaph– Lieutenant John Harold Deans is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cenotaph – Lieutenant John Harold Deans is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– Orillia Times, 08 Nov 1917, and 15 Nov 1917

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    Newspaper clipping – Orillia Times, 08 Nov 1917, and 15 Nov 1917
  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 305 of 1036.

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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: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 305 of 1036.

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