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Douglas Harold Smith

In memory of:

Corporal Douglas Harold Smith

September 3, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

A/3846

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Additional Information

Son of Stanley and Margaret Smith, of Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 446 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:

II, G, 61.

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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  • Photo of Douglas Harold Smith– Photo of Doug taken shortly after enlistment.

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    Photo of Douglas Harold Smith
    Photo of Douglas Harold Smith – Photo of Doug taken shortly after enlistment.
  • Photo 2 of Douglas Harold Smith– This is a picture of Doug on leave in England.

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    Photo 2 of Douglas Harold Smith
    Photo 2 of Douglas Harold Smith – This is a picture of Doug on leave in England.
  • Gradara War Cemetery– This is a picture of Gradara Cemetary taken in 1995 in Italy. The Italian people need to be commended for the care they take in looking after the final resting place of our fallen Heros. The Smith Family thank them for making Doug's final resting place a pleasent place.

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    Gradara War Cemetery – This is a picture of Gradara Cemetary taken in 1995 in Italy. The Italian people need to be commended for the care they take in looking after the final resting place of our fallen Heros. The Smith Family thank them for making Doug's final resting place a pleasent place.
  • Cemetery– View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013

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

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

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    Cemetery – Row of markers in the tiered Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Gravemarker– This is a picture of Doug Smith's Head stone, taken in 1995 in Gradara War Cemetery, Italy.

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    Gravemarker
    Gravemarker – This is a picture of Doug Smith's Head stone, taken in 1995 in Gradara War Cemetery, Italy.

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