Service militaire
Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils de Mme Acheson, de Penticton, Colombie-Britannique, et feu Col. Herbert Acheson (Saskatchewan Light Horse), de Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Dossier de service numérisé.
Galerie numérique de Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
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Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
First page of a letter Lt. Acheson wrote home to a loved one less than a month before his death. Page two follows, as well as a typed transcript.
Private collection
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
Second page of a letter Lt. Acheson wrote home a few weeks before his death.
Private collection
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
Typed transcript of handwritten letter by Lt. Acheson previously posted. Note that in the letter he mentions his old unit, the 65th Battalion, and his thought that: "I don't feel in any more personal danger here than I did before, that is, as to my life. I shall possibly be wounded, but a little trip to England will be quite welcome..." He was killed in action less than a month later.
Private collection
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
Lt. Acheson and a companion named Ross rest along an English country road.<P>
The 54th Battalion War Diary for
5 November, 1916, states, "In Line. Stakes of proposed new trench checked up as much as possible but thorough inspection impossible in daytime account enemy snipers very active. Lieut. Acheson, D.A.H., killed while going over proposed trench work with Lieut. B.S. Todd of the 87th Canadian Inf. Bn, who was also killed. Enemy artillery active in afternoon. The Battalion was relieved by the 87th Canadian Inf. Bn., relief being completed by 8 p.m.
Private collection
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
Attached is Acheson with two lady friends. Unfortunately, there is no info as to who they are. The reverse of the photo is blank.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
Lieutenant Dudley A. H. Acheson. Originally with the 65th Battalion, he was transferred to the 54th when he went overseas.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
Attached scan is the reverse of pic 1, the portrait photo
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
Pic of Acheson doing a handstand being held by an unknown friend.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson
Galerie d'images
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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First page of a letter Lt. Acheson wrote home to a loved one less than a month before his death. Page two follows, as well as a typed transcript. Private collection
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Second page of a letter Lt. Acheson wrote home a few weeks before his death. Private collection
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Typed transcript of handwritten letter by Lt. Acheson previously posted. Note that in the letter he mentions his old unit, the 65th Battalion, and his thought that: "I don't feel in any more personal danger here than I did before, that is, as to my life. I shall possibly be wounded, but a little trip to England will be quite welcome..." He was killed in action less than a month later. Private collection
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Lt. Acheson and a companion named Ross rest along an English country road.<P> The 54th Battalion War Diary for 5 November, 1916, states, "In Line. Stakes of proposed new trench checked up as much as possible but thorough inspection impossible in daytime account enemy snipers very active. Lieut. Acheson, D.A.H., killed while going over proposed trench work with Lieut. B.S. Todd of the 87th Canadian Inf. Bn, who was also killed. Enemy artillery active in afternoon. The Battalion was relieved by the 87th Canadian Inf. Bn., relief being completed by 8 p.m. Private collection
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His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
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Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
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Attached is Acheson with two lady friends. Unfortunately, there is no info as to who they are. The reverse of the photo is blank.
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Lieutenant Dudley A. H. Acheson. Originally with the 65th Battalion, he was transferred to the 54th when he went overseas.
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Attached scan is the reverse of pic 1, the portrait photo
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Pic of Acheson doing a handstand being held by an unknown friend.
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Page 45 du Livre du Souvenir de la Première Guerre mondiale.
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MÉMORIAL DE VIMY Pas de Calais, France
L'hommage le plus impressionnant que le Canada a rendu à ceux de ses citoyens qui ont combattu et donné leur vie au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale, a trouvé son expression concrète dans le Monument Commémoratif du Canada à Vimy, qui surplombe majestueusement la plaine de Douai du sommet de la crête de Vimy, à environ huit kilomètres au nord-est d'Arras. Le Monument représente un hommage à tous ceux qui ont combattu pour leur pays durant ces quatre années de guerre et, en particulier, à ceux qui ont donné leur vie. Sur le socle du Monument, sont gravés dans la pierre, en français et en anglais, les mots suivants :
Sur les parois du Mémorial sont inscrits les noms de plus de 11 000 soldats canadiens «manquant à l'appel et présumés morts» en France.
Le terrain du parc de ce champ de bataille, d'une superficie de 91,18 hectares, «est un don de la nation française au peuple canadien», comme l'indique une plaque à l'entrée du Mémorial. La construction de cet ouvrage gigantesque commença en 1925; onze ans plus tard, le 26 juillet 1936, le roi Édouard VIII dévoilait le Mémorial de Vimy.
Le parc qui entoure le Mémorial est l'oeuvre d'experts en horticulture. Une multitude d'arbres et d'arbustes du Canada y ont été plantés pour rappeler les forêts et les bois canadiens. Autour du Mémorial, au-delà des coteaux verdoyants qui y mènent, s'étendent des parcs boisés. À la vue des tranchées et des tunnels parfaitement restaurés, le visiteur peut imaginer l'énorme tâche que le Corps canadien dut accomplir ce matin historique, il y a bien des années.
Le 3 avril 2003, le gouvernement du Canada a désigné le 9 avril de chaque année comme étant la journée nationale du souvenir de la bataille de la crête de Vimy.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
L’image du coquelicot est une marque déposée de la Légion royale canadienne (Direction nationale) et est utilisée avec sa permission. Cliquez ici pour en savoir plus sur le coquelicot.
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