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Son of William and Mary M. Dawe, of Todmorden, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private William George Dawe
Digital gallery of
Private William George Dawe
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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Pte. William George Dawe is remembered on the DAWE family memorial located at St. John's (Norway) cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
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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 25 of 1036.
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram September 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
Commemorated on:
Page 395 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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NIAGARA CEMETERY, IWUY Nord, France
Iwuy is a village approximately 8 kilometres north-east of Cambrai and NIAGARA CEMETERY, IWUY, is 1 kilometre south-east of the village.
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