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Lionel Meredith Hawkins

In memory of:

Trooper Lionel Meredith Hawkins

May 24, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

H/195

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C.

Division:

2nd Armd. Regt.

Additional Information


Son of Albert F. and Winifred M. E. Hawkins; husband of Ethel Mabel Hawkins, of Port Arthur, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 331 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:

XIII. D. 16.

Location:

CASSINO WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cassino, Province of Frosinone, 139 kilometres south-east of Rome. It is situated in the valley of the River Liri immediately below the southern spurs of the central Apennines. Above it at a distance of one kilometre is the dominating hill on which stands the Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict in the year 529 on the site of an ancient temple of Apollo. If approaching the CASSINO WAR CEMETERY by road, follow the Highway A2 from Rome to Naples and leave it at the Cassino exit. After passing the pay booths, follow the sign for Cassino. At the traffic lights, after a block of flats, turn right towards the locality of S. Angelo and the CWGC signs will then be seen.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Entrance– Entrance - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cross of Sacrifice– Cross of Sacrifice - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Paying respects– Sgt Keith Stanley Gates, 5th Armoured Division, Signals stands behind his 1st cousin Lionel Meredith Hawkins grave in Italy in 1944. This may have been temporary as he now rests in Cassino War Cemetery. This picture comes from the collection of KS Gates.
  • Photo of LIONEL MEREDITH HAWKINS– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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