Military service
Burial/memorial information
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Amos Ragen
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Photo of Amos Ragen
Lieutenant Amos Ragen joined the Queen's Own Rifles as a replacement officer on 19 Feb 45. He was KIA just one week later at Mooshof, Germany leading his platoon of Dog Company. -
Obituary
This obituary of Lieutenant Ragen was clipped from a Toronto newspaper in 1945 by Mrs. Josie McQuade and preserved in an album. -
Grave marker
This photo of Lieut Ragen's gravemarker at Groesbeek Cemetery was taken in June 2003. -
Inscription
A memorial inscription for Lieutenant Amos Ragen found on the Ragen family marker at Necropolis Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario. Photo courtesyof Craig B. Cameron. -
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
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 “Lt A. RAGEN C.I.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. -
Memorial Book
University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 56 reads: “Lt Amos RAGEN The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. University College, BA 1940. COTC. Killed in action in North-West Europe, 26 February 1945. Buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Holland.” -
Photo of Amos Ragen
Photograph of Ragen from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook in 1940. -
Identification
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of Amos Ragen
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Identification
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Photo of Amos Ragen
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Document
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Telegram
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Document
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Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star October 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star November 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Amos Ragen
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Amos Ragen
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Amos Ragen
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Amos Ragen
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Amos Ragen
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 556 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Netherlands
Groesbeek is located 10 km south east of the town of Nijmegen and close to the German frontier. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is 3 km north of the village and 1500 metres east of the main road to Nijmegen. On leaving the A73 motorway at the junction Overasselt Mook Groesbeek follow directions to Mook. Follow direction signs towards Mook War cemetery. After passing Mook War cemetery continue to the village of Groesbeek to a set of traffic lights. Turn left at the lights onto Dorpstraat passing through Groesbeek. The road name then changes to Molenweg. A Commonwealth War Graves Commission direction sign indicates the right hand turning from Molenweg onto the Zeven Heuvelenweg. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is located on the right hand side, about 1 km after entering this road.
On the Memorial in the Canadian War Cemetery at Groesbeek are inscribed the following words:
Pro amicis mortui amicis vivimus, We live in the hearts of friends for whom we died.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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