Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Donald Irvine Watkins
In memory of:
Sergeant Donald Irvine Watkins
September 13, 1944
Military Service
G/195
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8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars, R.C.A.C.
Additional Information
Son of Herbert Frederick and Helen B. Watkins, of St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
Commemorated on Page 472 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
GRADARA WAR CEMETERY
Italy
I, F, 14.
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.
Digital Collection
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Photo of DONALD IRVINE WATKINS – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Telegram – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Other – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Biography – Belleisle Regional High School (2013) - "Lest We Forget" In 2013, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars. -
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Biography – Belleisle Regional High School (2013) - "Lest We Forget" In 2013, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars. -
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Biography – Belleisle Regional High School (2013) - "Lest We Forget" In 2013, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars. -
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Biography – Belleisle Regional High School (2013) - "Lest We Forget" In 2013, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars. -
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Cemetery – View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 -
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Cemetery – Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Cemetery – Row of markers - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Grave Marker – Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 -
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Grave Marker – Belleisle Regional High School (2013) - "Lest We Forget" In 2013, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars.
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