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Karl Lawson Abercrombie

In memory of:

Trooper Karl Lawson Abercrombie

September 24, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/70104

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Governor General's Horse Guards, R.C.A.C.

Division:

3rd Armd. Recce. Regt.

Additional Information

Born:

July 24, 1908
Lindsay, Ontario

Enlistment:

April 23, 1941
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Albert and Ada Abercrombie; husband of Lena Elizabeth Abercrombie.

Commemorated on Page 234 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CESENA WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

VII, H, 7.

Location:

CESENA WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cesena, in the Province of Forli, and is situated one kilometre north-east of Cesena railway station on the provincial road to Cervia (Route No.71 bis). If exiting at Cesena from the highway, the sign will be seen for the Cemetery. From the other direction in Cesena, follow the sign to Rimini and then Cervia and the Cemetery will be found on the right. The CESENA WAR CEMETERY is permanently open and may be visited outside the working hours of the local gardening staff, but will be unmanned.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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