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Edward Gregg MacLoghlin

In memory of:

Captain Edward Gregg MacLoghlin

December 22, 1944

Military Service


Age:

38

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Dragoons, R.C.A.C.

Additional Information


Son of Fforde E. and Anna E. MacLoghlin, of Hamilton, Ontario. husband of Ruth H. MacLoghlin, of Hamilton.

Commemorated on Page 375 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

M.D. I, H, 71.

Location:

GRADARA WAR CEMETERY is situated in the Commune of Gradara in the Province of Pesaro, at a distance of about 1.5 kilometres from the shores of the Adriatic. To reach the GRADARA WAR CEMETERY from Highway A14 (Bologna-Taranto), exit at Cattolica, which is the nearest town and a seaside resort. The Cemetery is on the main road 5 kilometres south west of the town. The cemetery occupies a unique position on a hillside which was terraced for agriculture, each row of graves taking up one terrace. The site for the cemetery was chosen in November 1944 and it contains the graves of casualties incurred during the advance from Ancona to Rimini (which broke the Gothic Line) and in the heavy fighting around Rimini, which was taken by the Allies on 21st September 1944.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Biography– Entry from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook for 1937, lists MacLoghlin's interests and activities. MacLoghlin graduated in Medicine.
  • Memorial– This stone stele is located in the chapel of Trinity College in the University of Toronto. “AS DYING AND BEHOLD WE LIVE”, “TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE TWO GREAT WARS”.  Photo:  Mana Sadeghipour, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Hamilton Spectator January 2, 1945

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