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Michael Joseph Dowdall

In memory of:

Sergeant Michael Joseph Dowdall

April 13, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

433005

Age:

35

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

49th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Peter and Kate Dowdall, of Drogheda, Ireland; husband of Adelaide Dowdall, of 66, Strada Botanice, Floriana, Malta.

Commemorated on Page 230 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. G. 10.

Location:

Wimereux is a small town situated about 5 kilometres north of Boulogne. From Boulogne take the A16 to Calais and come off at Junction 4. Take the road to Wimereux north, D242, for approximately 2 kilometres, following the road through the roundabout. Take the first turn on the left immediately after the roundabout and the WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies approximately 200 metres down this road on the left hand side. The Commonwealth War Graves are situated to the rear of the communal cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 611 of 1076.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 611 of 1076.
  • Photo of Thomas Michael Dowdall– Thomas Michael Dowdall, my great grandfather's brother who married my great grandmother's sister. They had no children.

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    Photo of Thomas Michael Dowdall – Thomas Michael Dowdall, my great grandfather's brother who married my great grandmother's sister. They had no children.
  • Photo of MICHAEL JOSEPH DOWDALL– From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of MICHAEL JOSEPH DOWDALL – From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of MICHAEL JOSEPH DOWDALL– From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of MICHAEL JOSEPH DOWDALL – From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of MICHAEL JOSEPH DOWDALL– From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of MICHAEL JOSEPH DOWDALL
    Photo of MICHAEL JOSEPH DOWDALL – From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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