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Lieutenant JOHN ANTHONY NINIAN ORMSBY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade

Date of Death

Died 02 August 1916

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BEAUMETZ COMMUNAL CEMETERY, CARTIGNY

Near crucifix.

France

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  • Secondary Unit, Regiment attd. 60 Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps
  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Additional Info Son of John and Susie Ormsby, of "Knockmore", Forest Hill Rd., Toronto, Canada.
  • Personal Inscription IN HIS PRESENCE THERE IS FULNESS OF JOY
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Buried or commemorated at

BEAUMETZ COMMUNAL CEMETERY, CARTIGNY
Somme France
Number of casualties: 4
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