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Charles Dowson

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Charles Dowson

November 18, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

474247

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

46th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

August 14, 1886
Langtoft, Yorkshire, England

Enlistment:

April 1, 1916
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Son of James and Ruth Dowson; husband of Elsie Hewer (formerly Dowson), of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 79 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

III. C. 40.

Location:

Miraumont is a village about 14.5 kilometres north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 kilometres south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Charles Dowson– Charles Dowson in uniform.

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    Photo of Charles Dowson – Charles Dowson in uniform.
  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 745 of 1076. He was buried 1 mile North East of Courcelette, 4 ¼ miles South West of Bapaume. After the Armistice, his body was exhumed and buried in ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 745 of 1076. He was buried 1 mile North East of Courcelette, 4 ¼ miles South West of Bapaume. After the Armistice, his body was exhumed and buried in ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY.
  • War Memorial– The War memorial in Langtoft, East Riding of Yorkshire.

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    War Memorial
    War Memorial – The War memorial in Langtoft, East Riding of Yorkshire.
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