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Walter Roy Dowden

In memory of:

Lance Sergeant Walter Roy Dowden

June 9, 1944
In the field, France

Military Service

Service Number:

B/11194

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Artillery

Division:

12 Field Regt.

Additional Information

Born:

July 17, 1919
Plymouth, Devonshire, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

June 12, 1940
Brantford, Ontario

Son of Walter James Dowden and Elsie Violet May Dowden, of Brantford, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 294 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

RYES WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

II. D. 7.

Location:

Leave Bayeux on the D12 to the east; at the village of Sommervieu carry straight on, following the D112, and after 3 kilometres turn right on to the D87. After climbing round a bend to the left, the cemetery will be found on the left hand side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave marker– This was handed down to me a few years ago, thought i would try and share with others

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    Grave marker – This was handed down to me a few years ago, thought i would try and share with others
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Lance Sergeant Walter Roy Dowden is also commemorated on the Memorial at Putot-en-Bessin, FR … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Lance Sergeant Walter Roy Dowden is also commemorated on the Memorial at Putot-en-Bessin, FR … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Memorial– This monument is dedicated to the memory of the Canadian soldiers of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and to all other Canadian combatants who played a part in the Liberation of Putot-en-Bessin on 7 June 1944. Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022.

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    Memorial – This monument is dedicated to the memory of the Canadian soldiers of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and to all other Canadian combatants who played a part in the Liberation of Putot-en-Bessin on 7 June 1944. Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022.
  • Biography– Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 - 1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me

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    Biography – Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 - 1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Walter Roy Dowden– Lance Sargean Royal Canadian Artillery

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    Photo of Walter Roy Dowden – Lance Sargean Royal Canadian Artillery
  • Album Cover– Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 - 1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me

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    Album Cover – Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 - 1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me

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