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Youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dodgson, of Weston, Ontario. Was employed in the Times and Guide office, Weston.
Digital gallery of Private Cecil Edgar Dodgson
Digital gallery of
Private Cecil Edgar Dodgson
The Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery, located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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Private Cecil Edgar Dodgson
Inscription
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Private Cecil Edgar Dodgson
The grave marker at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010)
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Private Cecil Edgar Dodgson
My great uncle Cecil Edgar Dodgson fought in World War I, a mere boy at 16 years of age when he enlisted and sadly dying 3 months later.
Digital gallery of
Private Cecil Edgar Dodgson
Grave marker ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Cecil Edgar Dodgson
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 907 of 1084.
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Private Cecil Edgar Dodgson
From the Toronto Telegram July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Cecil Edgar Dodgson
From the Toronto Telegram August 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Image gallery
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The Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery, located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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Inscription
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The grave marker at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010)
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My great uncle Cecil Edgar Dodgson fought in World War I, a mere boy at 16 years of age when he enlisted and sadly dying 3 months later.
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Grave marker ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 907 of 1084.
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From the Toronto Telegram July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 78 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND Belgium
RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (Transport Farm) is located 2 Km south east of Ieper town centre, on the Komenseweg, a road connecting Ieper to Komen (N336).
From Ieper town centre the Komenseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 1 Km along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Komenseweg. The cemetery itself is located 1.2 Km along the Komenseweg on the right hand side of the road.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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