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Richard Gordon Crimes

In memory of:

Captain Richard Gordon Crimes

May 24, 1944

Military Service

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

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

Division:

2nd Armd. Regt.

Additional Information

Born:

March 5, 1921
Dauphin, Manitoba

Enlistment:

February 19, 1941
Listowel, Ontario

Son of George H. and Muriel Crimes, of St. Thomas, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 282 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

XIII. D. 18.

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.

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    Entrance – Entrance - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2724 Capt Richard Gordon Crimes (RMC 1940) was the son of George H. and Muriel Crimes, of St. Thomas, Ontario. He served with Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C., 2nd Armd. Regt. He was buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy XIII. D. 18.

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    Memorial – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2724 Capt Richard Gordon Crimes (RMC 1940) was the son of George H. and Muriel Crimes, of St. Thomas, Ontario. He served with Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C., 2nd Armd. Regt. He was buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy XIII. D. 18.
  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2724 Capt Richard Gordon Crimes (RMC 1940) was the son of George H. and Muriel Crimes, of St. Thomas, Ontario. He served with Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C., 2nd Armd. Regt. He was buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy XIII. D. 18.

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    Memorial – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2724 Capt Richard Gordon Crimes (RMC 1940) was the son of George H. and Muriel Crimes, of St. Thomas, Ontario. He served with Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C., 2nd Armd. Regt. He was buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy XIII. D. 18.
  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2724 Capt Richard Gordon Crimes (RMC 1940) was the son of George H. and Muriel Crimes, of St. Thomas, Ontario. He served with Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C., 2nd Armd. Regt. He was buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy XIII. D. 18.

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    Memorial – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2724 Capt Richard Gordon Crimes (RMC 1940) was the son of George H. and Muriel Crimes, of St. Thomas, Ontario. He served with Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C., 2nd Armd. Regt. He was buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy XIII. D. 18.
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  • Memorial stair– Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston

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    Memorial stair – Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston

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