A stone in Portsoy cemetery is dedicated to his memory. He is also commemorated at the Albert Communal Cemetery Extension in France, where he was buried.
Friday, 11 November 2016
In memory of John C. Pirie
Today we remember John C. Pirie, Sgt 629434, 47th Battalion Canadian Infantry. The son of John and Lily Pirie in Portsoy, he was 35 years of age when he fell in action on 11th November 1916.
A stone in Portsoy cemetery is dedicated to his memory. He is also commemorated at the Albert Communal Cemetery Extension in France, where he was buried.
A stone in Portsoy cemetery is dedicated to his memory. He is also commemorated at the Albert Communal Cemetery Extension in France, where he was buried.
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Albert,
banffshire,
Canadian Infantry,
John Pirie,
Lily Pirie,
portsoy,
Somme,
war casualty
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