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Private John “Johannes” Grift

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Private John “Johannes” Grift Veteran

Birth
Soest Municipality, Utrecht, Netherlands
Death
15 Aug 1969 (aged 83)
Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Normandy Section
Memorial ID
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WW1 Canadian Attestation enlisted Jan 9, 1918 Winnipeg, Manitoba #2379528
Resides Holland, Manitoba with mother Cornelia Roeten Grift. Father deceased.
Single, Roman Catholic, farmer. Dark complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, 5'7-1/2".
From 1905-1907, Trooper in Dutch Cavalry.

BC Death Registration 1969-09-011471
61 years in Canada, 40 years in BC - Vancouver.
Wife Kathleen Annie Burstow informant.
Retiring 1950, a gardener.
In Field of Honour, burial August 18.

With contributions from Karen Hanna
WW1 Canadian Attestation enlisted Jan 9, 1918 Winnipeg, Manitoba #2379528
Resides Holland, Manitoba with mother Cornelia Roeten Grift. Father deceased.
Single, Roman Catholic, farmer. Dark complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, 5'7-1/2".
From 1905-1907, Trooper in Dutch Cavalry.

BC Death Registration 1969-09-011471
61 years in Canada, 40 years in BC - Vancouver.
Wife Kathleen Annie Burstow informant.
Retiring 1950, a gardener.
In Field of Honour, burial August 18.

With contributions from Karen Hanna


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  • Maintained by: Rick Dondo
  • Originally Created by: Karen Hanna
  • Added: Dec 19, 2020
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219981002/john-grift: accessed ), memorial page for Private John “Johannes” Grift (1 Nov 1885–15 Aug 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 219981002, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Rick Dondo (contributor 49414333).