Military service
Service number:
B/66839
Age:
21
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Regiment of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
April 7, 1921
Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
September 11, 1939
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
August 19, 1942
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
J. 33.
Additional information
Son of Thomas Edwin Hillier, and of Amy Kathleen Hillier, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Edwin Harold Hillier
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Photo of Edwin Harold Hillier
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Photo of Edwin Harold Hillier
In front of the Princess Gates pre-deployment -
Press Clipping
Source: Toronto Daily Star December 8, 1942 -
Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens) -
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens) -
Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document (2)
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edwin Harold Hillier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edwin Harold Hillier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edwin Harold Hillier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edwin Harold Hillier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edwin Harold Hillier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edwin Harold Hillier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edwin Harold Hillier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edwin Harold Hillier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edwin Harold Hillier
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 81 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER) Seine-Maritime, France
From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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