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William Dutka

In memory of:

Trooper William Dutka

June 9, 1944
In the field

Military Service


Service Number:

H/9905

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Elgin Regiment, R.C.A.C.

Division:

25th Armd. Delivery Regt.

Additional Information


Born:

January 14, 1918
Rivers, Manitoba

Enlistment:

May 19, 1943
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Mickeal and Mary Dutka; husband of Mabel Dutka, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 297 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

Panel 19, Column 3.

Location:

The Bayeux Memorial is located on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware, in the south-western outskirts of the town of Bayeux, in Normandy, about 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. The memorial was erected in honour of the 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and who have no known grave.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– Inscription - Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of  William Dutka

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