Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Hassan Smith
In memory of:
Signalman William Hassan Smith
August 19, 1942
Dieppe, France
Military Service
D/21582
36
Army
The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
1939-45 Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Additional Information
March 25, 1906
Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
August 3, 1940
Son of John and Margaret Smith of Lanarkshire, Scotland. Brother of John Kilpatrick, Margaret and Isabel. Husband of Ruth Jones Greig Smith and father of Majorie of Verdun, Quebec.
Commemorated on Page 115 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER)
Seine-Maritime, France
D. 38.
From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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