Military service
Burial/memorial information
1939-45 Star, France-Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp.
Digital gallery of Signalman Douglas George Howes
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Newspaper Clipping
From the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of Douglas Howes
Douglas, Arthur , Grandma(Daisy), and Norman -
Photo 2 - of Douglas Howes
Douglas Howes, in the uniform he was issued at the first of WWII. -
Family picture
Douglas, Grandad (John Henry Norman Howes), Doris (sister), Grandma (Daisy Kirby), and Arthur -
Group photo
Arthur, Grandma (Daisy Kirby), Doris, Grandad (John Henry Norman Howes), Douglas -
Grandson and Great Grand-daughter
Douglas Howes had a daughter, Margaret Desiree, born after his death. Her son Justin is in this picture with his daughter Jasmin. -
Photo 2 of Douglas Howes
with his brothers whilst stationed in Norfolk England. -
Photo of Douglas George Howes
Douglas Howes with his Aunt, Ethel Howes taken when stationed in Norfolk England. -
Grave Marker
Plot 15; Row 8; Grave 9 To update Douglas Howes file - his son Douglas Russell now lives in Australia as does his daughter Margaret Gale. Douglas Howes was Daisy Howes youngest son. His nephew, Rev. William Craven now lives in Brampton, Ontario -
Paying respects
In September/09 we were visiting France/Belgium/England and found Douglas Howes grave. This is a photo of me placing a poppy on his grave -
Inscription
headstone of Douglas Howes taken in September/09 as requested by Rev. Wm. Craven, great nephew of Douglas Howes -
Paying respects
taken in September/09 - placing poppy and Canadian flag on Douglas Howes grave as requested by his nephew, Rev. Wm. Craven -
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)
Digital gallery of
Signalman Douglas George Howes
Digital gallery of
Signalman Douglas George Howes
Digital gallery of
Signalman Douglas George Howes
Digital gallery of
Signalman Douglas George Howes
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 339 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Calvados, France
Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery is about 1 kilometre east of the village of Reviers, on the Creully-Tailleville-Ouistreham road (D.35). Reviers is a village and commune in the Department of the Calvados. It is located 15 kilometres north-west of Caen and 18 kilometres east of Bayeux and 3.5 kilometres south of Courseulles, a village on the sea coast. The village of Beny-sur-Mer is some 2 kilometres south-east of the cemetery. The bus service between Caen and Arromanches (via Reviers and Ver-sur-Mer) passes the cemetery.
It was on the coast just to the north that the 3rd Canadian Division landed on 6th June 1944; on that day, 335 officers and men of that division were killed in action or died of wounds. In this cemetery are the graves of Canadians who gave their lives in the landings in Normandy and in the earlier stages of the subsequent campaign. Canadians who died during the final stages of the fighting in Normandy are buried in Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery.
There are a total of 2,048 burials in Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery. There is also one special memorial erected to a soldier of the Canadian Infantry Corps who is known to have been buried in this cemetery, but the exact site of whose grave could not be located.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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