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Cecil Floyd Anderson

In memory of:

Leading Signalman Cecil Floyd Anderson

May 18, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

V/8276

Age:

24

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division:

HMCS Louisburg

Additional Information

Son of Floyd Milton Anderson and Gladys Pearl Anderson, of Port Colborne, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 131 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DELY IBRAHIM WAR CEMETERY
Algeria

Grave Reference:

3. K. 12.

Location:

The Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery lies on the slope of a hill about 500 metres before of the village of Dely Ibrahim. The village is located in hilly country about 10 kilometres south-west of Algiers on the road to Blida. Please note: It is regretted that it is not possible to keep a copy of the register in this cemetery. Assistance may be obtained from staff when they are present.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the St Catharines Standard c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the St Catharines Standard c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker

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  • Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery

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    Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery
    Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery
  • Canadian Embassy delegation– On November 11, 2002 a Canadian Embassy delegation attended the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Dely Ibrahim Cemetery in Algiers, Algeria. Officials of Commonwealth country embassies with representation in Algiers, as well as the American Embassy, laid wreaths at the cenotaph at the cemetery. The ceremony was organised by the British Embassy. At the end of the ceremony, the German Ambassador invited all participants to join him in a short solemn ceremony and wreath laying at the German cenotaph, adjacent to the Commonwealth cemetery.

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    Canadian Embassy delegation
    Canadian Embassy delegation – On November 11, 2002 a Canadian Embassy delegation attended the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Dely Ibrahim Cemetery in Algiers, Algeria. Officials of Commonwealth country embassies with representation in Algiers, as well as the American Embassy, laid wreaths at the cenotaph at the cemetery. The ceremony was organised by the British Embassy. At the end of the ceremony, the German Ambassador invited all participants to join him in a short solemn ceremony and wreath laying at the German cenotaph, adjacent to the Commonwealth cemetery.

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