Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Henry Semple
In memory of:
Signalman William Henry Semple
July 5, 1943
Military Service
A/2094
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Army
The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Additional Information
October 27, 1918
Londonderry, Northern Ireland
September 5, 1939
London, Ontario
Son of Robert James Semple and Matilda Semple.
He was one of 53 Canadians who lost their lives on July 4-5, 1943. They were travelling in convoy KMS-18B on their way to Sicily, Italy, for Operation Husky. Three ships (City of Venice, St. Essylt and Devis) were torpedoed and sunk by German u-boats in the Mediterranean Sea near Alger, Algeria.
Commemorated on Page 212 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CASSINO MEMORIAL
Italy
Panel 14.
Cassino War Cemetery lies in the Commune of Cassino, Province of Frosinone, 139 kilometres south-east of Rome. It is situated in the valley of the River Liri immediately below the southern spurs of the central Apennines. Above it a distance of one kilometre is the dominating hill on which stands the Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict in the year 529 on the site of an ancient temple of Apollo. If approaching the cemetery by road, follow the Highway A2 from Rome to Naples and leave it at the Cassino exit. After passing the pay booths, follow the sign for Cassino. At the traffic lights, after a block of flats, turn right towards the locality of S. Angelo and the CWGC signs will then be seen.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of William Henry Semple -
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Cassino Memorial – Photos taken during RCR and Signalers Battlefield Tour October 2010 -
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Cassino War Cemetery – Photos taken during RCR and Signalers Battlefield Tour October 2010 -
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Cassino War Cemetery – Photos taken during RCR and Signalers Battlefield Tour October 2010 -
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Cassino War Cemetery – Photos taken during RCR and Signalers Battlefield Tour October 2010 -
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Memorial – Cassino Memorial - located within the Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Inscription – Inscription on the Cassino Memorial - located within the Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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