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Hugh Ratcliffe Inksater

In memory of:

Captain Hugh Ratcliffe Inksater

January 18, 1942
Aldershot, United Kingdom

Military Service

Age:

35

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Artillery

Division:

17 Field Regt.

Additional Information

Born:

January 26, 1906
St. Catharines, Ontario

Commemorated on Page 84 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Surrey, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

36. D. 7.

Location:

Brookwood is 30 miles from London (M3 to Bagshot and then A322). The main entrance to Brookwood Military Cemetery is on the A324 from the village of Pirbright. Brookwood Military Cemetery is owned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom, covering approximately 37 acres. In 1917, an area of land in Brookwood Cemetery (originally The London Necropolis) was set aside for the burial of men and women of the forces of the Commonwealth and Americans, who had died, many of battle wounds, in the London district. This site was further extended to accommodate the Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War, and American, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French and Polish plots containing the graves of Allied casualties. There are also German and Italian plots where prisoners of war lie buried.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Hugh Inksater– Photo Glenbow Archives credit Photo copyright: Glenbow Archives NA-2361-18 Reproduced with permission from the Glenbow Archives, website www.glenbow.org Submitted by, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Hugh Inksater – Photo Glenbow Archives credit Photo copyright: Glenbow Archives NA-2361-18 Reproduced with permission from the Glenbow Archives, website www.glenbow.org Submitted by, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Soldiers' Tower Memorial– The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.

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    Soldiers' Tower Memorial
    Soldiers' Tower Memorial – The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial Arch West– The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “Capt H. R. INKSATER R.C.A.M.C.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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    Memorial Arch West
    Memorial Arch West – The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “Capt H. R. INKSATER R.C.A.M.C.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial Room– Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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    Memorial Room – Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial Book– University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 32 reads: “Capt Hugh Ratcliffe INKSATER RCAMC, att 17 Fd Regt RCA. MD 1930. Killed as a result of an accident in England, 18 January 1942. Buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.”

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    Memorial Book
    Memorial Book – University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 32 reads: “Capt Hugh Ratcliffe INKSATER RCAMC, att 17 Fd Regt RCA. MD 1930. Killed as a result of an accident in England, 18 January 1942. Buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.”
  • Roll of honour– Image from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook in 1930 shows Inksater as member of Theta Delta Chi Fraternity. Inksater's name is under "Fratres in Universitate."

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    Roll of honour – Image from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook in 1930 shows Inksater as member of Theta Delta Chi Fraternity. Inksater's name is under "Fratres in Universitate."
  • Group Photo– Group photograph from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook in 1930, shows Inksater with other members of Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, Lambda Deuteron chapter. Inksater is shown in the second row.

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    Group Photo – Group photograph from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook in 1930, shows Inksater with other members of Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, Lambda Deuteron chapter. Inksater is shown in the second row.
  • Photo of Hugh Ratcliffe Inksater– Photograph of Inksater from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook in 1930

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    Photo of Hugh Ratcliffe Inksater – Photograph of Inksater from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook in 1930
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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