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Ernest Charles Dawson

In memory of:

Lieutenant Ernest Charles Dawson

August 9, 1918

Military Service

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

8th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Mrs. L. Dawson, of Islington, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 395 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MANITOBA CEMETERY, CAIX
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

A. 9.

Location:

Caix is a village 24 kilometres east of Amiens, between the road to St Quentin and Roye. The Manitoba Cemetery is situated between the village of Caix and Beaufort.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 69 of 1036.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 69 of 1036.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1914. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1914. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Ernest Charles Dawson

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    Photo of Ernest Charles Dawson
  • Press Clipping

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  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
  • Cemetery– Manitoba Cemetery, Caix (CWGC)

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – Manitoba Cemetery, Caix (CWGC)

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