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Robert Ansley Cavanagh

In memory of:

Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh

August 19, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

V/6678

Age:

19

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.C.S. Niobe

Additional Information

Born:

November 25, 1922
Carp, Ontario

Enlistment:

November 25, 1940
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of George Austin Cavanagh and Barbara R. Cavanagh, of Ottawa, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 63 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER)
Seine-Maritime, France

Grave Reference:

L. 54.

Location:

From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Robert Ansley Cavanagh– Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh

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    Photo of Robert Ansley Cavanagh – Able Seaman Robert Ansley Cavanagh
  • Memorial– Weathered inscription to the memory of COMMANDO ROBERT ANSLEY (CAVANAGH) R.C.N.V.R. WHO GAVE HIS LIFE AT DIEPPE, FRANCE AUGUST 19, 1942 AGED 19 YEARS on the family grave marker at Christ Church Huntley, Carp, Ontario. Source: Globe and Mail November 2, 1942

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    Memorial – Weathered inscription to the memory of COMMANDO ROBERT ANSLEY (CAVANAGH) R.C.N.V.R. WHO GAVE HIS LIFE AT DIEPPE, FRANCE AUGUST 19, 1942 AGED 19 YEARS on the family grave marker at Christ Church Huntley, Carp, Ontario. Source: Globe and Mail November 2, 1942
  • Newspaper clipping– Source: Globe and Mail November 2, 1942

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    Newspaper clipping – Source: Globe and Mail November 2, 1942
  • Grave Marker

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    Grave Marker
  • Memorial– Able Seaman ROBERT ANSLEY CAVANAGH is one of 21 men commemorated on this plaque, placed in St Luke’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Ontario, In Loving Memory of the Men of St Lukes Parish who gave their lives in the World War II. He died on August 19, 1942 during the Dieppe Raid and is buried in DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER) Seine-Maritime, France

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Able Seaman ROBERT ANSLEY CAVANAGH is one of 21 men commemorated on this plaque, placed in St Luke’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Ontario, In Loving Memory of the Men of St Lukes Parish who gave their lives in the World War II. He died on August 19, 1942 during the Dieppe Raid and is buried in DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER) Seine-Maritime, France
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens)

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    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens)
  • Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery– The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)

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    Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
    Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery – The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)
  • 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
  • Grave marker– Grave marker for Robert Ansley Cavanagh in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery (Hautot-Sur-Mer), France. Image taken 11 July 2014 by Captain Tom Tulloch RCN.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Grave marker for Robert Ansley Cavanagh in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery (Hautot-Sur-Mer), France. Image taken 11 July 2014 by Captain Tom Tulloch RCN.

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