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Robert White Armstrong

In memory of:

Lieutenant Colonel Robert White Armstrong

August 20, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

17

Age:

34

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Artillery

Division:

Cdg. 17 Field Regt.

Additional Information

Born:

August 7, 1910
North Bay, Ontario

Enlistment:

November 18, 1939
Kingston, Ontario

Commemorated on Page 239 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ANCONA WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

I. A. 19.

Location:

The ANCONA WAR CEMETERY lies in the rural locality of Tavernelle, in the Commune and Province of Ancona, 3 kilometres south of the town of Ancona. The ANCONA WAR CEMETERY is reached from the town by following the Varono-Camerano road up the hill past the Ancona Communal Cemetery on the left. Continuing straight down the hill for about 200 metres, visitors will find the War Cemetery on the right. Alternatively, leave the Austostrada at Ancona Sud and take the SS16 towards Ancona. After approximately 3 kilometres (via Pietro Filonze) turn right to pass in front of the wholesale fruit markets; pass under the railway line and at the next junction turn left. The War Cemetery is found after several kilometres on the left shortly after a FINA petrol filling station. This route is signposted.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Stair– Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial Stair – Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
  • Stained Glass Window– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1949 Lieutenant Col Robert White Armstrong (RMC 1926) served with the Royal Canadian Artillery, Cdg. 17 Field Regt. He was buried in the Ancona War Cemetery, Tavernelle, Italy, I. A. 19.

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    Stained Glass Window
    Stained Glass Window – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1949 Lieutenant Col Robert White Armstrong (RMC 1926) served with the Royal Canadian Artillery, Cdg. 17 Field Regt. He was buried in the Ancona War Cemetery, Tavernelle, Italy, I. A. 19.
  • Plaque– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1949 Lieutenant Col Robert White Armstrong (RMC 1926) He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery, Cdg. 17 Field Regt. He was buried in the Ancona War Cemetery, Tavernelle, Italy, I. A. 19.

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    Plaque
    Plaque – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1949 Lieutenant Col Robert White Armstrong (RMC 1926) He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery, Cdg. 17 Field Regt. He was buried in the Ancona War Cemetery, Tavernelle, Italy, I. A. 19.
  • Memorial Arch– Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial Arch
    Memorial Arch – Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1949 Lieutenant Col Robert White Armstrong (RMC 1926) He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery, Cdg. 17 Field Regt. He was buried in the Ancona War Cemetery, Tavernelle, Italy, I. A. 19.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1949 Lieutenant Col Robert White Armstrong (RMC 1926) He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery, Cdg. 17 Field Regt. He was buried in the Ancona War Cemetery, Tavernelle, Italy, I. A. 19.
  • Grave marker– 1949 Lieutenant Col Robert White Armstrong (RMC 1926) He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery, Cdg. 17 Field Regt. He was buried in the Ancona War Cemetery, Tavernelle, Italy, I. A. 19.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – 1949 Lieutenant Col Robert White Armstrong (RMC 1926) He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery, Cdg. 17 Field Regt. He was buried in the Ancona War Cemetery, Tavernelle, Italy, I. A. 19.

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