Military service
Age:
42
Rank:
Captain
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
April 6, 1900
Montreal, Québec
Enlistment:
June 3, 1940
Montreal, Québec
Death:
August 19, 1942
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
J. 16.
Additional information
Son of Gerald Arthur Patrick and Marie-Louise Dillon, of Montreal, Province of Quebec; husband of Emily Gray Dillon, of Montreal. B.A., B.C.L.
Digital gallery of Captain Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon
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Photo of Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon
Captain Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon courtesy McGill University archives -
Newspaper clipping
Captain Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon obit Montreal Gazette January 25 & 28, 1943 courtesy McGill University archives -
Memorial
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1425 Capt Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon (RMC 1918) was the son of Gerald Arthur Patrick and Marie-Louise Dillon, of Montreal, Province of Quebec. He was the husband of Emily Gray Dillon, of Montreal. B.A., B.C.L. He served with Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, R.C.I.C. He died on Aug 19, 1942 at 42 years of age. He was buedi in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery (Hautot-sur-Mer), Seine-Maritime, France J. 16. -
Memorial
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1425 Capt Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon (RMC 1918) was the son of Gerald Arthur Patrick and Marie-Louise Dillon, of Montreal, Province of Quebec. He was the husband of Emily Gray Dillon, of Montreal. B.A., B.C.L. He served with Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, R.C.I.C. He died on Aug 19, 1942 at 42 years of age. He was buedi in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery (Hautot-sur-Mer), Seine-Maritime, France J. 16. -
Memorial Stained Glass
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1425 Capt Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon (RMC 1918) was the son of Gerald Arthur Patrick and Marie-Louise Dillon, of Montreal, Province of Quebec. He was the husband of Emily Gray Dillon, of Montreal. B.A., B.C.L. He served with Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, R.C.I.C. He died on Aug 19, 1942 at 42 years of age. He was buedi in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery (Hautot-sur-Mer), Seine-Maritime, France J. 16. -
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. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens) -
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Captain Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon
Digital gallery of
Captain Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon
Digital gallery of
Captain Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon
Digital gallery of
Captain Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon
Digital gallery of
Captain Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon
Digital gallery of
Captain Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon
Digital gallery of
Captain Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 69 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER) Seine-Maritime, France
From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.
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