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Robert Oliver Marquis

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II Robert Oliver Marquis

September 30, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

A/11025

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Perth Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Son of John William and Margaret Penny Marquis; husband of Ada Evelyn Marquis. Warrant Officer II Marquis is commemorated on a bronze plaque on the Cenotaph located in St. Marys, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 378 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, 37.

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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  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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  • Photo– A photo of Ada (Robert's wife) was found in his military service file. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo – A photo of Ada (Robert's wife) was found in his military service file. 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

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • St Marys Cenotaph

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  • St Marys Town Hall Bronze Plaque

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  • Grave Marker– Gradara War Cemetery from outside the wall of Gradara Castle. Picture taken Aug 1974. Grave marker for CSM R. O. Marquis

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    Grave Marker – Gradara War Cemetery from outside the wall of Gradara Castle. Picture taken Aug 1974. Grave marker for CSM R. O. Marquis
  • Gradara War Cemetery– Gradara War Cemetery as seen in Aug 1974 from outside the walls of Gradara Castle.

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    Gradara War Cemetery – Gradara War Cemetery as seen in Aug 1974 from outside the walls of Gradara Castle.
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