Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Eric Reginald Dennis

In memory of:

Captain Eric Reginald Dennis

April 5, 1917

Military Service

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Division:

2nd Bn.

Citation(s):

Military Cross, London Gazette No. 29837 dated 24 November 1916, "For conspicuous gallantry in action. He commanded and handled his battalion under very trying circumstances with the greatest courage and ability. He has previously done very fine work." British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross

Additional Information

Born:

July 18, 1895
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

September 3, 1915
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of the Honourable William and Agnes Dennis of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 227 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

V. B. 6.

Location:

Mont St Eloi is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 8 kilometres north-west of Arras. The village stands on high ground overlooking the battlefields of Vimy and Souchez and the main Bethune-Arras road, and the ruined towers that rise from it were used as an observation post during the French attacks at Neuville-St Vaast and Givenchy in May 1915. Ecoivres is a hamlet lying at the foot of the hill, to the south-west and about 1.5 kilometres from Mont St Eloi on the Arras-St Pol line. The ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY is on the D49 road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • War Diary– Report of the funeral of Captain Dennis on Friday April 6, 1917, as reported in the War Diary for the 1st Canadian Division Medical Services.

    Details

    War Diary
    War Diary – Report of the funeral of Captain Dennis on Friday April 6, 1917, as reported in the War Diary for the 1st Canadian Division Medical Services.
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– St Andrews United, Halifax, NS

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – St Andrews United, Halifax, NS
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc

    Details

    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Stained Glass Window– Photo Credit: Marilyn Gurney A stained glass window in St. Andrew's United Church, Halifax, NS is dedicated to Capt ER Dennis. ------------------------------------------------- IN LOVING MEMORY OF CAPT ER DENNIS - DIED VIMY RIDGE http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=6271

    Details

    Stained Glass Window
    Stained Glass Window – Photo Credit: Marilyn Gurney A stained glass window in St. Andrew's United Church, Halifax, NS is dedicated to Capt ER Dennis. ------------------------------------------------- IN LOVING MEMORY OF CAPT ER DENNIS - DIED VIMY RIDGE http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=6271
  • Photo of Eric Reginald Dennis– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of Eric Reginald Dennis
    Photo of Eric Reginald Dennis – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

    Details

    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: