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William Hague Harrington

In memory of:

Lieutenant William Hague Harrington

September 13, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

89

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Additional Information

Son of Clement Samuel and Emily Marion Harrington, of Ottawa, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 329 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, F, 56.

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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  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Plaque– William Hague Harrington is one of twenty-one men from the congregation who gave their lives while serving in World War II, who are commemorated on this plaque at Dominion-Chalmers United Church in Ottawa, Ontario.

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    Plaque – William Hague Harrington is one of twenty-one men from the congregation who gave their lives while serving in World War II, who are commemorated on this plaque at Dominion-Chalmers United Church in Ottawa, Ontario.
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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