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Military service
Service number:
H/19666
Age:
29
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
Death:
August 19, 1942
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. B. 11.
Additional information
Son of Charles H. Preece, and of Louise A. M. (Nancy) Preece, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Digital gallery of Corporal Ralph Bertram Preece
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Entrance
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Cross of Sacrifice
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Grave marker
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Grave Marker
Ralph Bertram Preece (age 29) was born in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canad. He was killed in action during Operation Jubilee (Dieppe Raid). His body washed ashore near Boulogne, France. He was temporary buried in De Panne, Belgium with several other Canadians. https://commonwealth-adegem.com/preece-ralph-bertram -
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Digital gallery of
Corporal Ralph Bertram Preece
Digital gallery of
Corporal Ralph Bertram Preece
Digital gallery of
Corporal Ralph Bertram Preece
Digital gallery of
Corporal Ralph Bertram Preece
Digital gallery of
Corporal Ralph Bertram Preece
Digital gallery of
Corporal Ralph Bertram Preece
Digital gallery of
Corporal Ralph Bertram Preece
Digital gallery of
Corporal Ralph Bertram Preece
Digital gallery of
Corporal Ralph Bertram Preece
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Commemorated on:
Page 107 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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