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Military service
Service number:
SF99847
Age:
33
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Birth:
August 23, 1934
Georgefield, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
March 8, 1956
Nova Scotia
Death:
March 22, 1968
Soest, Germany
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Plot 4, Row D, Grave 8
Additional information
Son of George Andrew and Ida Vivian (nee Ettinger) Hines of Elmsdale, Hants County, Nova Scotia. Husband of Clara Jean Hines and father of Judith and Kimberly Hines of London, Ontario. Brother of Glenwood G. and Peter Ellsworth Hines.
Digital gallery of Corporal Gordon Stanley Hines
Digital gallery of
Corporal Gordon Stanley Hines
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WERL CENTRAL CEMETERY Germany
There were 448 Canadians (124 Post-War military and 324 Dependants) buried in the Central Cemetery in Werl, Germany. Unlike most of North America, in most locations in Europe plots are not acquired in perpetuity but rather for a specific period of time, normally 20 to 25 years, after which the grave marker is removed and eventually the plot is reused. Fortunately, the burials in both two Canadian Sections in Werl were leased by Canada and there has been no loss of graves.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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