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Wilfred Percy Lawler

In memory of:

Lieutenant Wilfred Percy Lawler

September 3, 1944

Military Service

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Dragoons, R.C.A.C.

Division:

1st Armd . Car Regt.

Additional Information

Son of William and Elizabeth Lawler; husband of Phyllis Elizabeth Lawler, of Brockville, Ontario. Graduate of Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. B.S.A. (Toronto).

Commemorated on Page 361 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GRADARA WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

I, H, 42.

Location:

GRADARA WAR CEMETERY is situated in the Commune of Gradara in the Province of Pesaro, at a distance of about 1.5 kilometres from the shores of the Adriatic. To reach the GRADARA WAR CEMETERY from Highway A14 (Bologna-Taranto), exit at Cattolica, which is the nearest town and a seaside resort. The Cemetery is on the main road 5 kilometres south west of the town. The cemetery occupies a unique position on a hillside which was terraced for agriculture, each row of graves taking up one terrace. The site for the cemetery was chosen in November 1944 and it contains the graves of casualties incurred during the advance from Ancona to Rimini (which broke the Gothic Line) and in the heavy fighting around Rimini, which was taken by the Allies on 21st September 1944.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Row of markers in the tiered Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Row of markers in the tiered Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013

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    Memorial – View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Wilfred Percy Lawler– Graduated from South Collegiate, London, Ontario, and trained with the Canadian Officers Training Corps, while he attended the Ontario Agricultural Coillege in Guelph. Went overseas with the Royal Canadian Dragoons, RCAC, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre in North Africa.

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    Photo of Wilfred Percy Lawler
    Photo of Wilfred Percy Lawler – Graduated from South Collegiate, London, Ontario, and trained with the Canadian Officers Training Corps, while he attended the Ontario Agricultural Coillege in Guelph. Went overseas with the Royal Canadian Dragoons, RCAC, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre in North Africa.

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