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Military service
Age:
24
Rank:
Captain
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Death:
July 24, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XI. B. 8.
Additional information
Son of Dunlop and Laura M. Stewart, of Oakville, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Captain William Dunlop Stewart
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Photo of William Dunlop Stewart
Captain W. D. Stewart enlisted in June 1941 and joined the QOR in Sussex, NB as a Lieutenant prior to departing for England. On D-Day, he was second-in-command of Charlie Company and died of wounds received on 24 Jul 44 from shell fire at Grentheville. -
Gravemarker for William Dunlop Stewart
This is a photo of Captain Stewart's grave at Beny-sur-mer Cemetery that I took on a visit to Normandy with the Regiment in June, 1997. -
Obituary
This obituary of Captain William D. Stewart was obtained by Mrs. Josie McQuade from a Toronto newspaper and preserved by her in an album. -
Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
St. Andrew's Church (Presbyterian), 73 Simcoe Street, Toronto -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
This stone stele is located in the chapel of Trinity College in the University of Toronto. “AS DYING AND BEHOLD WE LIVE”, “TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE TWO GREAT WARS”. Photo: Mana Sadeghipour, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto.
Digital gallery of
Captain William Dunlop Stewart
Digital gallery of
Captain William Dunlop Stewart
Digital gallery of
Captain William Dunlop Stewart
Digital gallery of
Captain William Dunlop Stewart
Digital gallery of
Captain William Dunlop Stewart
Digital gallery of
Captain William Dunlop Stewart
Digital gallery of
Captain William Dunlop Stewart
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 453 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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