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PTE John Acton
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PTE John Acton Veteran

Birth
Wolverhampton, Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
Death
15 Aug 1917 (aged 39)
France
Monument
Vimy, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
Final resting place unknown. Name listed on the Vimy Memorial.
Memorial ID
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Military Service-
Rank: Private
Service Number: 189027
Age: 39
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division: 75th Battalion

An iron scaler by trade, residing on Edward Street in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 2 Nov 1915 in St. Thomas.

Son of Mrs. Mary Acton; husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Acton of Hiawatha Street in St. Thomas.

Private John Acton is commemorated on Page 189 of Canada’s First World War Book of Remembrance.
Military Service-
Rank: Private
Service Number: 189027
Age: 39
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division: 75th Battalion

An iron scaler by trade, residing on Edward Street in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 2 Nov 1915 in St. Thomas.

Son of Mrs. Mary Acton; husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Acton of Hiawatha Street in St. Thomas.

Private John Acton is commemorated on Page 189 of Canada’s First World War Book of Remembrance.

Inscription

J. ACTON



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  • Maintained by: Tanya Murray
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56673746/john-acton: accessed ), memorial page for PTE John Acton (11 Nov 1877–15 Aug 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56673746, citing Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by Tanya Murray (contributor 49442830).