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Military service
Age:
27
Rank:
Captain
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Artillery
Division:
13 Field Regt.
Birth:
June 14, 1916
Rosthern, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
May 28, 1940
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Death:
June 6, 1944
France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. F. 12.
Additional information
Son of John P. and Melinda M. Dirks, of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
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Grave Marker
A photograph of the headstone at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Beny Sur Mer Canadian War Cemetery
The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens) -
Family Photo
William Mervin Dirks, back row left with brother Roy Jon Dirks and parents
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Captain William Mervin Dirks
Digital gallery of
Captain William Mervin Dirks
Digital gallery of
Captain William Mervin Dirks
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 291 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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