Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Harry Alvin Lamb
In memory of:
Lieutenant Harry Alvin Lamb
May 24, 1944
Military Service
24
Army
Calgary Regiment, R.C.A.C.
14th Armd. Regt.
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp
Additional Information
January 28, 1920
London, Ontario
Son of Thomas Charles and Doris Sabine Lamb; husband of Nursing Sister Jean Mary (née Redpath) Lamb, whom he married at St. Mary Abbott's Parish at Kensington, Middlesex, England on 9 October 1943, while both were stationed overseas. Mrs. Lamb permanently resided in Montreal, Quebec. Lieutenant Lamb is commemorated on a cenotaph in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec.
Commemorated on Page 357 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Italy
XIII. C. 4.
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cassino, Province of Frosinone, 139 kilometres south-east of Rome. It is situated in the valley of the River Liri immediately below the southern spurs of the central Apennines. Above it at a distance of one kilometre is the dominating hill on which stands the Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict in the year 529 on the site of an ancient temple of Apollo. If approaching the CASSINO WAR CEMETERY by road, follow the Highway A2 from Rome to Naples and leave it at the Cassino exit. After passing the pay booths, follow the sign for Cassino. At the traffic lights, after a block of flats, turn right towards the locality of S. Angelo and the CWGC signs will then be seen.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Entrance – Entrance - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Cemetery – Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Cross of Sacrifice – Cross of Sacrifice - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 -
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Grave Marker – Grave marker - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Certificate – Certificate of Commission from Deputy Minister of National Defence, H. DesRosiers dated 1 August 1942 to Cadet Harry Alvin Lamb effectively being appointed as 2nd Lieutenant. -
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Obituary – Obituary - HARRY ALVIN LAMB
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