Military service
Service number:
A/21692
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
March 31, 1919
Tilbury, Ontario
Enlistment:
September 13, 1939
Windsor, Ontario
Death:
August 19, 1942
Dieppe, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
F. 42.
Additional information
Son of James and Isabel Davidson of London, Ontario. Husband of Ellen Davidson of Newport, Wales.
Digital gallery of Private Richard Douglas Davidson
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Photo of Richard Davidson
This is my uncle who was killed during the Dieppe Raid. -
Coupure de presse
From the Canadian Legion (Ontario Command) Military Service Recognition Book Volume V. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Biography
From the Canadian Legion (Ontario Command) Military Service Recognition Book Volume V. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens) -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Douglas Davidson
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Douglas Davidson
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Douglas Davidson
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Douglas Davidson
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Douglas Davidson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 68 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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