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Hubert Laurence Ditner

In memory of:

Sergeant Hubert Laurence Ditner

January 5, 1945

Military Service


Service Number:

A/104433

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information


Born:

July 3, 1921
St. Agatha, Ontario

Enlistment:

September 11, 1942
London, Ontario

Son of Simon and Christina Ditner, of Petersburg, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 509 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

IV, E, 19.

Location:

The ARGENTA GAP WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Argenta in the Province of Ferrara and is situated in the low, flat agricultural country of the Po Valley. The town of Argenta is approximately 105 kilometres south of Venice and lies 2 kilometres south of the Cemetery on the busy road connecting Ravenna with Ferrara (Route No.16). If approaching the Cemetery from the south, the visitor should bear right just before reaching the town of Argenta and proceed down the Strada di Circonvallazione, passing the railway station on the right. The second turning to the right should then be taken and, after crossing the railway, the visitor should continue forward to a fork where he should again bear right. The turning to the Cemetery will then be found on the left a little further on near a farm. If approaching the ARGENTA GAP WAR CEMETERY from the north, the visitor should turn sharp left off the main road at the first cross-roads on the borders of the town and then take the third turning to the left which will lead to the railway crossing mentioned above. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited outside the working hours of the local gardening staff, but will be unmanned. The local gardening staff working hours are as follows:
From first Monday in April:
Monday to Thursday: 07.30 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 16.45
Friday: 07.30 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 15.30
From first Monday in October:
Monday to Thursday: 08.00 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 16.00
Friday: 08.00 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 15.00

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– Temporary/Wartime Grave
  • Photo of Hubert Laurence Ditner– Sergeant Hubert L. Ditner, 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. Wounded by a German machine gun while leading a counterattack at the Naviglio Canal in Italy, Sergeant Ditner died hours later of his injuries.He served in the United Kingdom and North Africa prior to fighting in Italy and was mourned by his parents and eight brothers and sisters on the farm where he was raised in Petersburg, Ontario.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Headstone - St. Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, Ontario placed by his family, post war.

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