In the Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, sits a memorial honouring three friends, all who served in France with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. They tragically lost their lives in a drowning accident in Shoal Harbour, British Columbia. They were-
Private Thomas Thomson LEITCH,
Private John HOLLAND and
Private Robert PATON.
Military Service-
Rank: Private
Service Number: 427524
Age: 28
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Division: 46th Battalion
A miner by trade, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 4 Sept 1915 in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Son of Mrs. J. H. Warne of Redonds Beach, California, USA.
Private John Holland is commemorated on Page 257 of Canada's First World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Private Thomas Thomson LEITCH,
Private John HOLLAND and
Private Robert PATON.
Military Service-
Rank: Private
Service Number: 427524
Age: 28
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Division: 46th Battalion
A miner by trade, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 4 Sept 1915 in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Son of Mrs. J. H. Warne of Redonds Beach, California, USA.
Private John Holland is commemorated on Page 257 of Canada's First World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
In the Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, sits a memorial honouring three friends, all who served in France with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. They tragically lost their lives in a drowning accident in Shoal Harbour, British Columbia. They were-
Private Thomas Thomson LEITCH,
Private John HOLLAND and
Private Robert PATON.
Military Service-
Rank: Private
Service Number: 427524
Age: 28
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Division: 46th Battalion
A miner by trade, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 4 Sept 1915 in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Son of Mrs. J. H. Warne of Redonds Beach, California, USA.
Private John Holland is commemorated on Page 257 of Canada's First World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Private Thomas Thomson LEITCH,
Private John HOLLAND and
Private Robert PATON.
Military Service-
Rank: Private
Service Number: 427524
Age: 28
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Division: 46th Battalion
A miner by trade, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 4 Sept 1915 in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Son of Mrs. J. H. Warne of Redonds Beach, California, USA.
Private John Holland is commemorated on Page 257 of Canada's First World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Inscription
(Epitaph...)
LOVING SON OF JOHN HOLLAND
AND EMMA HOLLAND WARNE.
"REST IN PEACE"
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