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Allan Joseph Anderson

In memory of:

Trooper Allan Joseph Anderson

September 26, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/142392

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Governor General's Horse Guards, R.C.A.C.

Division:

3rd Armd. Recce. Regt.

Additional Information

Son of Stanley and Percie Anderson, of Simcoe, Ontario. His brother, Private Lloyd Martin Anderson, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C., died in service at the age of 26, on August 19, 1942.

Commemorated on Page 236 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CESENA WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

VIII, D, 7.

Location:

CESENA WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cesena, in the Province of Forli, and is situated one kilometre north-east of Cesena railway station on the provincial road to Cervia (Route No.71 bis). If exiting at Cesena from the highway, the sign will be seen for the Cemetery. From the other direction in Cesena, follow the sign to Rimini and then Cervia and the Cemetery will be found on the right. The CESENA WAR CEMETERY is permanently open and may be visited outside the working hours of the local gardening staff, but will be unmanned.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Newspaper Clipping (2 of 2)– Source: Hamilton Spectator October 10, 1944

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    Newspaper Clipping (2 of 2) – Source: Hamilton Spectator October 10, 1944
  • Photo of Allan Joseph Anderson– In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of Allan Joseph Anderson – In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial– In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me.

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