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Douglas Henry Smith

In memory of:

Private Douglas Henry Smith

November 3, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

C/31526

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Additional Information

Son of Harry and Carrie Smith, of Ottawa.

Commemorated on Page 44 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. 29. Lot 1. Grave 114.

Location:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Headstone at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Headstone at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa.

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