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David Munn Dickie

In memory of:

Lieutenant David Munn Dickie

May 15, 1944

Military Service


Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

48th Highlanders of Canada

Additional Information


Born:

November 19, 1918
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

September 26, 1941
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Edward and Gwendolene Munn Dickie, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 290 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:

V. C. 21.

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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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of David Dickie– Somewhere in Italy.  This picture belonged to his brother Peter MacNab Dickie who was also a 48th Highlander who fought with him in Italy. Their father Edward Dickie was also a 48th Highlander who fought in WW I
  • Group Photo– David Dickie (left) with friends somewhere in Italy.
  • Photo of David Dickie– In memory of the members of the 48th Highlanders of Canada who went to war and did not come home. Submitted on behalf of the 48th Highlanders Museum, 73 Simcoe St. Toronto, ON M5J 1W9 Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Death Notice for David DIckie
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Soldiers' Tower Memorial– The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed.  A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial– The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “Lt D. M. DICKIE C.I.C.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial Room– Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial Book– University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 18 reads: “Lt David Munn DICKIE  The 48th Highlanders of Canada. Former student in University College, 1937-38. Killed in action in Italy, 15 May 1944. Buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy.”
  • Memorial– St. Andrew's Church (Presbyterian), 73 Simcoe Street, Toronto
  • Paying respects– Sean Reeves at his Great Uncle’s grave 
June 2019
  • Paying respects– Visiting my great Uncles grave summer 2019

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