Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Publow Kinnear
In memory of:
4th Engineer John Publow Kinnear
March 28, 1945
Portland, Maine
Military Service
30
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Clearwater Park (Ontario)
Additional Information
November 22, 1914
Kingston, Ontario
Son of William Francis Young Kinnear and Jessie Maud Publow of Kingston, Ontario. Wife’s name unknown.
Brother of Flight Lieutenant George Publow Kinnear, regimental number J-27395, 51st Squadron RAF, killed in action over Düsseldorf, Germany, on 23 April 1944, Lance Corporal Arthur J. Kinnear, regimental number C-28702, who served overseas in the Second World War and survived, and nephew of Private Arthur Jolly Kinnear, regimental number 2021691, 46th Battalion (Saskatchewan Regiment) Canadian Expeditionary Force, killed in action in France on 27 September 1918.
The cause of his death is unspecified, but occurred in Portland, Maine.
Commemorated on Page 166 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
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Memorial Plaque – Chalmers Church, WW2 honour roll, Kingston, Ontario
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