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John Grant Edmiston

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John's gravemarker, image courtesy of Islington, findagrave.com

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 27.06.1916
  • Place of enlistment: Toronto, Canada
  • Service no: 1036186
  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Forestry Corps
  • Unit/Ship: 238th Battalion, 30th Company

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 16.03.1884
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 72 Lewis St, Toronto
  • Occupation: Railway Clerk
  • Mother:

    Helen Edmiston, 7 Howie Ave, Toronto

  • Father:

    James Edmiston, 7 Howie Ave, Toronto

  • Siblings:

    William, Jemima, Margaret, Barbara, James, Helen & David

  • Spouse:

    Isabella Fairley Edmiston, 7 Lewis Ave, Toronto

  • Children:

    James, John & Norma

  • Age at Death: 73
  • Date of Death: 26.07.1957
  • Place of Death: Canada
  • Burial Country: Canada
  • Cemetery: St. Johns Norway Cemetery, The Beaches, Toronto

More about John Grant Edmiston

For more information on John, visit his Service File.

John was the brother of Pte William Headridge Edmiston, 20th Battalion Canadian Infantry, who died 06.08.1920, Gunner David McNaughton Edmiston, 32647, 23rd Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, who died 13.07.1920 and Gunner James Williamson Edmiston 14404722, Royal Garrison Artillery.

Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson

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