Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Alfred Robert Clark Walker
In memory of:
Lieutenant Alfred Robert Clark Walker
April 5, 1944
Military Service
28
Army
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Additional Information
Son of David Alfred and Florence Maxwell Walker, of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 470 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
X. G. 15.
By the winter of 1943, the German armies in Italy were defending a line stretching from the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Naples, to the Adriatic Sea south of Ortona. The Allies prepared to break through this line to capture Rome. For its part, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division was to cross the Moro River and take Ortona. In January 1944 the Canadian Corps selected this site, intending that it would contain the graves of those who died during the Ortona battle and in the fighting in the weeks before and after it. Today, there are 1,615 graves in the cemetery, of which over 50 are unidentified and 1,375 are Canadian.
The Moro River Canadian War Cemetery lies in the locality of San Donato in the Commune of Ortona, Province of Chieti, and is sited on high ground near the sea just east of the main Adriatic coast road (SS16). The cemetery can be reached from Rome on the autostrada A25 (Rome-Pescara) by branching on the autostrada A14 and leaving it at Ortona. The approach road to the cemetery from the main road passes under an arch forming part of the little church of San Donato. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Entrance – Entrance - Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Cemetery – Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Grave Marker – Grave marker - Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial Plaque – This outdoor plaque is located at the “Old Vic” building, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. The decorative motif at the top shows the Victoria University crest, with motto in Latin: “ABEUNT STUDIA IN MORES”. The plaque is inscribed: “THEY WERE VALIANT IN LIFE TRIUMPHANT IN DEATH. ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE STUDENTS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1939-1945. THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND DEDICATED OCTOBER 13TH, 1953”. There are 79 names inscribed in bas relief. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto. -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From then Niagara Falls Evening Review. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Commerative headstone – Commerative headstone in Niagara Falls Fairview Cemetery. -
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Photo of Alfred Robert Clark Walker – Alfred R.C. Walker University of Toronto Graduation Photo 1937
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