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George Turnbull Spears

In memory of:

Private George Turnbull Spears

May 3, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

646186

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

47th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

June 28, 1893

Son of Thomas and Agnes Dickson Jamieson Spears, of 2758, 7th Avenue West, Vancouver, British Columbia. Native of Glasgow, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 330 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VI. A. 9.

Location:

LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 3 kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province May 1917.  Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • La Chaudiere Military Cemetery– La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Inscription– Epitaph  (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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