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John Randolph Abbott

In memory of:

Private John Randolph Abbott

August 19, 1942
Dieppe, France

Military Service

Service Number:

B/37493

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Born:

December 16, 1913
Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

April 9, 1940
Hamilton, Ontario

Son of Nellie Whitworth of Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom.

Commemorated on Page 54 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER)
Seine-Maritime, France

Grave Reference:

K. 66.

Location:

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.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery – April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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