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Military service
Service number:
970752
Age:
29
Rank:
Gunner
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Artillery
Division:
166 (Newfoundland) Field Regiment
Death:
January 27, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III, C, 3.
Additional information
Son of George H. and Sarah A. Dawe, of Summerville, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Gunner John Edmund Dawe
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Picture of John Edmund Dawe
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Cemetery
The Castiglione South African Cemetery, Italy where Gunner John Edmund Dawe is buried. -
Memorial Cross
The Memorial Cross, the gift of Canada, was issued as a memento of personal loss and sacrifice on the part of widows and mothers of Canadian sailors and soldiers who died for their country during the war. -
Medals awarded to John
Medals awarded to John for his exceptional service during the Second World War. Left to Right / de gauche à droite: 1939-45 Star / Étoile de 1939-45, Africa Star / Étoile d'Afrique, Italy Star / Étoile d'Italie, Defense Medal / Médaille de la Défense, War Medal 1939-1945/ Médaille de la guerre de 1939-1945. -
Newfoundland Volunteer Service Medal
This medal was issued to those from Newfoundland who served in the British Forces outside of Newfoundland. -
Grave Site
The grave site of Gunner John Edmund Dawe in the Castiglione South African Cemetery, Italy. -
John Edmund Dawe
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Monument
Monument found in Summerville commemorating John Edmund Dawe. -
Monument
A closer view of the monument in Summerville where John Edmund Dawe is commemorated. -
Poem
Poem written, after John Edmund Dawe's death, by his father (George Dawe).
Digital gallery of
Gunner John Edmund Dawe
Digital gallery of
Gunner John Edmund Dawe
Digital gallery of
Gunner John Edmund Dawe
Digital gallery of
Gunner John Edmund Dawe
Digital gallery of
Gunner John Edmund Dawe
Digital gallery of
Gunner John Edmund Dawe
Digital gallery of
Gunner John Edmund Dawe
Digital gallery of
Gunner John Edmund Dawe
Digital gallery of
Gunner John Edmund Dawe
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 154 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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