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Son of John Dion, of North Hatley, Quebec.
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Private Ovila Dion
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Private Ovila Dion
Inscription on the Menin Gate … Private Ovila Dion is also commemorated on the Menin Gate, Belgium ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private Ovila Dion
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 579 of 1084.
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Inscription on the Menin Gate … Private Ovila Dion is also commemorated on the Menin Gate, Belgium ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 579 of 1084.
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Page 78 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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SANCTUARY WOOD CEMETERY Belgium
SANCTUARY WOOD CEMETERY is located 5 Km east of Ieper town centre, on the Canadalaan, a road leading from the Meenseweg (N8), connecting Ieper to Menen.
From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main cross roads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg.
3 Km along the Meenseweg lies the right hand turning onto Canadalaan. The cemetery itself is located 1.5 Km along Canadalaan on the right hand side of the road. 100 metres beyond the cemetery at the end of the Canadalaan is the Hill 62 Memorial.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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