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John Henry Joseph Chamberlain

In memory of:

Sapper John Henry Joseph Chamberlain

September 11, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

M/54471

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Engineers

Division:

10 Field Sqn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 23, 1917
Beebe, Vermont

Enlistment:

July 24, 1940
Dawson Creek, British Columbia

Son of Arthur Stevens and Florence Douglas Chamberlain, of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Brother of David, Mary Agnes and Craftsman George Robert Freeman Chamberlain, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, M37571, killed in action 29 August 1944.

Commemorated on Page 270 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GRADARA WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

I, G, 11.

Location:

GRADARA WAR CEMETERY is situated in the Commune of Gradara in the Province of Pesaro, at a distance of about 1.5 kilometres from the shores of the Adriatic. To reach the GRADARA WAR CEMETERY from Highway A14 (Bologna-Taranto), exit at Cattolica, which is the nearest town and a seaside resort. The Cemetery is on the main road 5 kilometres south west of the town. The cemetery occupies a unique position on a hillside which was terraced for agriculture, each row of graves taking up one terrace. The site for the cemetery was chosen in November 1944 and it contains the graves of casualties incurred during the advance from Ancona to Rimini (which broke the Gothic Line) and in the heavy fighting around Rimini, which was taken by the Allies on 21st September 1944.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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