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William Albert Brown

In memory of:

Sapper William Albert Brown

August 19, 1942
Dieppe, France

Military Service


Service Number:

B/25382

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Engineers

Division:

2 Field Coy.

Additional Information


Born:

February 7, 1919
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

March 5, 1940
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Albert and Florence Brown of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 61 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

D. 39.

Location:

From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping
  • Memorial (Photo 1)
  • Memorial (Photo 2)
  • Memorial (Photo 3)
  • Entrance
  • Cemetery
  • Grave Marker

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