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Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
12
Age:
23
Rank:
Captain
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Artillery
Birth:
September 13, 1921
Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
May 8, 1942
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
April 21, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. G. 13.
Additional information
Son of Joseph and Beryl Innes, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Captain Donald George Innes
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Photo of Donald G. Innes
In Front of a haystack in Christmas 1943. -
Photo of Captain Don Innes
Captain Don Innes (right) with another soldier named "Ludwig" in Christmas 1943 -
Photo of Don Innes
Captain Don Innes undated, studio portrait. -
Grave Marker
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Holten Canadian War Cemetery (1)
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Holten Canadian War Cemetery (2)
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Holten Canadian War Cemetery (3)
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Photo of Donald George Innes
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Covering Letter
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Military Cross Citation
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Grave Marker
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Biography
Entry from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook, 1943, describes Innes' interests and activities. -
Memorial Plaque
This outdoor plaque is located at the “Old Vic” building, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. The decorative motif at the top shows the Victoria University crest, with motto in Latin: “ABEUNT STUDIA IN MORES”. The plaque is inscribed: “THEY WERE VALIANT IN LIFE TRIUMPHANT IN DEATH. ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE STUDENTS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1939-1945. THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND DEDICATED OCTOBER 13TH, 1953”. There are 79 names inscribed in bas relief. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 527 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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