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Son of George Austin Cavanagh and Barbara R. Cavanagh, of Ottawa, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
Grave marker for Robert Ansley Cavanagh in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery (Hautot-Sur-Mer), France.
Image taken 11 July 2014 by Captain Tom Tulloch RCN.
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
Weathered inscription to the memory of COMMANDO ROBERT ANSLEY (CAVANAGH) R.C.N.V.R. WHO GAVE HIS LIFE AT DIEPPE, FRANCE AUGUST 19, 1942 AGED 19 YEARS on the family grave marker at Christ Church Huntley, Carp, Ontario.
Source: Globe and Mail November 2, 1942
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
Source: Globe and Mail November 2, 1942
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
Able Seaman ROBERT ANSLEY CAVANAGH is one of 21 men commemorated on this plaque, placed in St Luke’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Ontario, In Loving Memory of the Men of St Lukes Parish who gave their lives in the World War II. He died on August 19, 1942 during the Dieppe Raid and is buried in DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER) Seine-Maritime, France
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
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)
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Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Grave marker for Robert Ansley Cavanagh in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery (Hautot-Sur-Mer), France. Image taken 11 July 2014 by Captain Tom Tulloch RCN.
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Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
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Weathered inscription to the memory of COMMANDO ROBERT ANSLEY (CAVANAGH) R.C.N.V.R. WHO GAVE HIS LIFE AT DIEPPE, FRANCE AUGUST 19, 1942 AGED 19 YEARS on the family grave marker at Christ Church Huntley, Carp, Ontario. Source: Globe and Mail November 2, 1942
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Source: Globe and Mail November 2, 1942
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Able Seaman ROBERT ANSLEY CAVANAGH is one of 21 men commemorated on this plaque, placed in St Luke’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Ontario, In Loving Memory of the Men of St Lukes Parish who gave their lives in the World War II. He died on August 19, 1942 during the Dieppe Raid and is buried in DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER) Seine-Maritime, France
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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)
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The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)
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From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 63 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.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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