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Captain JOHN EGERTON RYERSON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Canadian Infantry

58th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 19 September 1916

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at

POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE

IV. M. 38.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Secondary Unit, Regiment attd. 9th Bde. T.M. Bty.
  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Charles Egerton Ryerson and Emily Ryerson, of Toronto, Ontario; husband of Helen M. Thompson Ryerson, of Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
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Buried or commemorated at

POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE
Somme France
Number of casualties: 2771
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