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Ralph Miles Lawrence

In memory of:

Lieutenant Ralph Miles Lawrence

April 29, 1944

Military Service

Age:

24

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Navy

Division:

H.M.C.S. Athabaskan

Additional Information

Son of Frederick Byron Lawrence and Frances Lawrence, of Nashwaaksis, New Brunswick husband of Ann Lawrence, of Glasgow.

Commemorated on Page 361 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Panel 5.

Location:

The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives. This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea. The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:

1914-1939
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.

On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Biography– In memory the students of the University of New Brunswick who went to war and did not return. Submitted of the project, Operation Picture Me.

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    Biography
    Biography – In memory the students of the University of New Brunswick who went to war and did not return. Submitted of the project, Operation Picture Me.
  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2584 Lieutenant Ralph Miles Lawrence (RMC 1937) was the son of Frederick Byron Lawrence and Frances Lawrence, of Nashwaaksis, New Brunswick. He was the husband of Ann Lawrence, of Glasgow. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy, aboard H.M.C.S. Athabaskan. He died on April 29, 1944. He is remembered on the Halifax Memorial.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2584 Lieutenant Ralph Miles Lawrence (RMC 1937) was the son of Frederick Byron Lawrence and Frances Lawrence, of Nashwaaksis, New Brunswick. He was the husband of Ann Lawrence, of Glasgow. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy, aboard H.M.C.S. Athabaskan. He died on April 29, 1944. He is remembered on the Halifax Memorial.
  • Memorial Doll– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2584 Lieutenant Ralph Miles Lawrence (RMC 1937) was the son of Frederick Byron Lawrence and Frances Lawrence, of Nashwaaksis, New Brunswick. He was the husband of Ann Lawrence, of Glasgow. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy, aboard H.M.C.S. Athabaskan. He died on April 29, 1944. He is remembered on the Halifax Memorial.

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    Memorial Doll
    Memorial Doll – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2584 Lieutenant Ralph Miles Lawrence (RMC 1937) was the son of Frederick Byron Lawrence and Frances Lawrence, of Nashwaaksis, New Brunswick. He was the husband of Ann Lawrence, of Glasgow. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy, aboard H.M.C.S. Athabaskan. He died on April 29, 1944. He is remembered on the Halifax Memorial.
  • Memorial Stained Glass– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2584 Lieutenant Ralph Miles Lawrence (RMC 1937) was the son of Frederick Byron Lawrence and Frances Lawrence, of Nashwaaksis, New Brunswick. He was the husband of Ann Lawrence, of Glasgow. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy, aboard H.M.C.S. Athabaskan. He died on April 29, 1944. He is remembered on the Halifax Memorial.

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2584 Lieutenant Ralph Miles Lawrence (RMC 1937) was the son of Frederick Byron Lawrence and Frances Lawrence, of Nashwaaksis, New Brunswick. He was the husband of Ann Lawrence, of Glasgow. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy, aboard H.M.C.S. Athabaskan. He died on April 29, 1944. He is remembered on the Halifax Memorial.
  • Memorial Stained Glass– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2584 Lieutenant Ralph Miles Lawrence (RMC 1937) was the son of Frederick Byron Lawrence and Frances Lawrence, of Nashwaaksis, New Brunswick. He was the husband of Ann Lawrence, of Glasgow. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy, aboard H.M.C.S. Athabaskan. He died on April 29, 1944. He is remembered on the Halifax Memorial.

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2584 Lieutenant Ralph Miles Lawrence (RMC 1937) was the son of Frederick Byron Lawrence and Frances Lawrence, of Nashwaaksis, New Brunswick. He was the husband of Ann Lawrence, of Glasgow. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy, aboard H.M.C.S. Athabaskan. He died on April 29, 1944. He is remembered on the Halifax Memorial.
  • Memorial Stained Glass– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2584 Lieutenant Ralph Miles Lawrence (RMC 1937) was the son of Frederick Byron Lawrence and Frances Lawrence, of Nashwaaksis, New Brunswick. He was the husband of Ann Lawrence, of Glasgow. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy, aboard H.M.C.S. Athabaskan. He died on April 29, 1944. He is remembered on the Halifax Memorial.

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2584 Lieutenant Ralph Miles Lawrence (RMC 1937) was the son of Frederick Byron Lawrence and Frances Lawrence, of Nashwaaksis, New Brunswick. He was the husband of Ann Lawrence, of Glasgow. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy, aboard H.M.C.S. Athabaskan. He died on April 29, 1944. He is remembered on the Halifax Memorial.
  • Photo of Ralph Lawrence– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Ralph Lawrence
    Photo of Ralph Lawrence – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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