Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of James and Kathleen Dillon (nee O'Connor).
Digital gallery of Sapper David John Dillon
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Sapper David John Dillon
David John Dillon's name appears on this Memorial Tablet. St. Paul's was founded in 1822 as the first Roman Catholic parish in York (now Toronto). The present church was designed by Joseph Connelly in 1889 and was renamed St. Paul's Basilica in 1999. The WWI Memorial plaque is located outside the front entrance of the church. The Basilica is located in downtown Toronto on the corner of Power and Queen Street.
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Sapper David John Dillon
Pte. Dillon enlisted on January 17th, 1916 in Toronto, Ontario. He signed up at this time with the 127th York Rangers. According to his military attestation, he was born in Toronto. He listed his brother James Leo Dillon, 38 Fulton Ave., Toronto, as his next of kin. Pte. Dillon indicated that he was a leather worker.
Digital gallery of
Sapper David John Dillon
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 485 of 1084.
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Sapper David John Dillon
From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sapper David John Dillon
From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sapper David John Dillon
From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sapper David John Dillon
From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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David John Dillon's name appears on this Memorial Tablet. St. Paul's was founded in 1822 as the first Roman Catholic parish in York (now Toronto). The present church was designed by Joseph Connelly in 1889 and was renamed St. Paul's Basilica in 1999. The WWI Memorial plaque is located outside the front entrance of the church. The Basilica is located in downtown Toronto on the corner of Power and Queen Street.
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Pte. Dillon enlisted on January 17th, 1916 in Toronto, Ontario. He signed up at this time with the 127th York Rangers. According to his military attestation, he was born in Toronto. He listed his brother James Leo Dillon, 38 Fulton Ave., Toronto, as his next of kin. Pte. Dillon indicated that he was a leather worker.
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 485 of 1084.
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From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 228 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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COXYDE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium
COXYDE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 1 km beyond the village of Koksijde on the N396 towards De Panne. From Koksijde Dorp the N396 Houtsaegerlaan crosses the Zeelaan and at the same time changes its name to Robert Vandammestraat. The cemetery is about 1 Km along the Robert Vandammestraat N369, on the right-hand side.
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