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Military service
Service number:
B/68331
Age:
27
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Regiment of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
November 20, 1914
London, United Kingdom
Enlistment:
October 31, 1941
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
August 19, 1942
Dieppe, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
G. 59.
Digital gallery of Private Edward William Adams
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Cemetery
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cross of Sacrifice
Cross of Sacrifice - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave Marker
Grave marker - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping 2
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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. (J. Stephens) -
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens) -
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 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram June 1943.. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Edward William Adams
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The British Home Child was Killed in Action on August 19, 1942 at Dieppe. His grave is in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery. Private Edward William Adams
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Private Edward William Adams
Digital gallery of
Private Edward William Adams
Digital gallery of
Private Edward William Adams
Digital gallery of
Private Edward William Adams
Digital gallery of
Private Edward William Adams
Digital gallery of
Private Edward William Adams
Digital gallery of
Private Edward William Adams
Digital gallery of
Private Edward William Adams
Digital gallery of
Private Edward William Adams
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 54 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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