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Lawrence Warton Anson

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Warton Anson

April 30, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

P/35166

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps

Additional Information

Son of Frederick G. and Annie Anson, of Kingston, Ontario. Husband of Pearl Eleanor Anson, of Kingston.

Brother of Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Leete Anson, who died while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Commemorated on Page 22 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Panel 14.

Location:

The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives. This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea. The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:

1914-1939
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.

On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Halifax Memorial– The Halifax Memorial for those missing at sea. WWOII Anson was among the troops lost when merchant marine ship SS Nerissa was sunk by a German torpedo. Read the full story on http://www.ssnerissa.com/default.asp?q=reports_charmed Four days earlier, 26 April 1941, his brother, LAC Kenneth Anson (trainee pilot) age 33, was killed at #9 SFTS, Summerside, PEI, when Harvard aircraft crashed with LAC Anson and his instructor when they were involved in a mid-air collision whilst flying in formation.

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    Halifax Memorial
    Halifax Memorial – The Halifax Memorial for those missing at sea. WWOII Anson was among the troops lost when merchant marine ship SS Nerissa was sunk by a German torpedo. Read the full story on http://www.ssnerissa.com/default.asp?q=reports_charmed Four days earlier, 26 April 1941, his brother, LAC Kenneth Anson (trainee pilot) age 33, was killed at #9 SFTS, Summerside, PEI, when Harvard aircraft crashed with LAC Anson and his instructor when they were involved in a mid-air collision whilst flying in formation.
  • Photo of Kenneth L. Anson– Photo of LAC Kenneth L. Anson who was killed 4 days prior to his brother, WOII Lawrence Anson, when two Harvards collided while on a formation training flight in P.E.I.

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    Photo of Kenneth L. Anson
    Photo of Kenneth L. Anson – Photo of LAC Kenneth L. Anson who was killed 4 days prior to his brother, WOII Lawrence Anson, when two Harvards collided while on a formation training flight in P.E.I.
  • Photo of Lawrence Anson– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Lawrence Anson – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Circumstances of death registers– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Lawrence Warton Anson– This is a clipping taken from a Kinston, Ontario newspaper. His brother, Edward Thomas, had also served in the Canadian forces.

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    Photo of Lawrence Warton Anson
    Photo of Lawrence Warton Anson – This is a clipping taken from a Kinston, Ontario newspaper. His brother, Edward Thomas, had also served in the Canadian forces.
  • Photo of Lawrence and his father– Lawrence Warton Anson (left) with his father Frederick George Anson (right).

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    Photo of Lawrence and his father
    Photo of Lawrence and his father – Lawrence Warton Anson (left) with his father Frederick George Anson (right).

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