Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Danby Hawkes
In memory of:
Lieutenant Danby Hawkes
September 29, 1918
Military Service
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
42nd Bn.
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. S. Hawkes, of Swaffham Priory, Cambs., England.
Commemorated on Page 425 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
ONTARIO CEMETERY, SAINS-LES-MARQUION
Nord, France
II. C. 7.
Sains-les-Marquion is a village and it lies approximately 2 kilometres south of Marquion, which lies on the main straight road from Arras to Cambrai. The Ontario Cemetery lies to the south of the village. The cemetery was made after the capture of Sains-les-Marquion by the Canadian Division on September 27, 1918. The Cemetery was enlarged after the Armistice and now covers an area of 949 square metres. It is enclosed by a rubble wall.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Grave Marker – Grave marker - Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Photo of Danby Hawkes – Graduation photo from Officer training, Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex, England - August 1918
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