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Son of Arthur and Agnes Dawson, of 796, Ossington Avenue, Toronto.
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Designed by Charles Adamson in bronze and granite, the Sons of England war memorial is located on University Avenue at Elm Street in Toronto. The inscription on this 1923 Memorial reads: ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF TORONTO DISTRICTS SONS OF ENGLAND BENEFIT SOCIETY IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR.
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Private Alfred William Dawson
Sons of England Benefit Society: a notice of the December 29th, 1923 dedication and unveiling at University & College Streets (original location), detail from an S.O.E. membership certificate, and detail from the base of the Toronto Memorial.
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Private Alfred William Dawson
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Private Alfred William Dawson
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Private Alfred William Dawson
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Private Alfred William Dawson
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Private Alfred William Dawson
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 41 of 1036.
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Private Alfred William Dawson
From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private Alfred William Dawson
From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private Alfred William Dawson
From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Designed by Charles Adamson in bronze and granite, the Sons of England war memorial is located on University Avenue at Elm Street in Toronto. The inscription on this 1923 Memorial reads: ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF TORONTO DISTRICTS SONS OF ENGLAND BENEFIT SOCIETY IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR.
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Sons of England Benefit Society: a notice of the December 29th, 1923 dedication and unveiling at University & College Streets (original location), detail from an S.O.E. membership certificate, and detail from the base of the Toronto Memorial.
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 41 of 1036.
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From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 395 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ONTARIO CEMETERY, SAINS-LES-MARQUION Nord, France
Sains-les-Marquion is a village and it lies approximately 2 kilometres south of Marquion, which lies on the main straight road from Arras to Cambrai. The Ontario Cemetery lies to the south of the village. The cemetery was made after the capture of Sains-les-Marquion by the Canadian Division on September 27, 1918. The Cemetery was enlarged after the Armistice and now covers an area of 949 square metres. It is enclosed by a rubble wall.
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