Private HOWARD JAMES VANCOTT (photo added)
| Rank | Private |
| Forenames | HOWARD JAMES |
| Surname | VANCOTT (photo added) |
| Initials | H J |
| Place of Birth | Unknown |
| Date of Birth | Unknown |
| Date of Death | Friday, 04 August 1944 |
| Age | 33 |
| Nationality |
Canadian
|
| Residence or Entered Service From | Unknown |
| Service Number | C/6274 | Force |
Canadian Army
|
| Service/Corps/Regiment | Canadian Infantry Corps |
| Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron | 5 Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
| Military Honours and Awards | |
| Place of Burial/Commemoration |
BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, REVIERS
Roll of honour |
| Grave/Memorial Location | XI. F. 15. |
| Previous Place(s) of Burial | Unknown |
| Epitaph | JOHN XV. 13. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
| Family Details | SON OF JAMES LEE VANCOTT AND OF SELINA VANCOTT (NEE FALLER); HUSBAND OF EFFIE IZZETTA VANCOTT (NEE JOYCE), OF BLOOMFIELD, ONTARIO. |
Additional Information
Private HOWARD JAMES VANCOTT and his wife Effie had one child, William Lawrence Vancott. William Lawrence Vancott married Donna Marie (nee McKenzie) and had 5 children: Penny, twins Tresa and Tracy, Tamy and Trevor Lawrence.
Private HOWARD JAMES VANCOTT, his wife Effie,
and their son William Lawrence Vancott.
References |
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|---|---|
| 1. | Photographs and information, unless otherwise stated, kindly provided by Trevor Lawrence VanCott, grandson of Private HOWARD JAMES VANCOTT. |
| 2. | Copy of original document from the Veterans Affairs Canada, Canadian Virtual War Memorial Book of Remembrance p.467. |
Acknowledgements and Credits |
|
|---|---|
| Source of original data: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Headstone photograph: | Carl Shilleto |
| Cross marker photograph: | Veterans Affairs Canada, Canadian Virtual War Memorial. |
| Individual photograph: | Trevor Lawrence Vancott, grandson of Private HOWARD JAMES VANCOTT. |
| Additional photographs provided by: | Trevor Lawrence Vancott, grandson of Private HOWARD JAMES VANCOTT and Carl Shilleto |
| Additional information provided by: | Trevor Lawrence Vancott, grandson of Private HOWARD JAMES VANCOTT. |
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What other people have said
Betty Albright
What a wonderful hero. Taken from his family so young. Rest in peace our hero.
On Monday, February 17, 2014