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Donald Caswell Dawson

In memory of:

Sergeant Donald Caswell Dawson

November 28, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

129491

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

72nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

January 6, 1894
Kent Co., Ontario

Son of George H. and Rachel J. Dawson, of Vancouver.

Commemorated on Page 76 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION (ROUEN)
Seine-Maritime, France

Grave Reference:

O. II. I. 4.

Location:

The St. Sever Cemetery and Extension (Rouen) is situated about 3 kilometres south of Rouen Cathedral and a short distance west of the road from Rouen to Elbeuf. If travelling from Elbeuf or Caen on the N.138, follow Avenue Des Canadiens right down to the roundabout. Then take the fourth exit into Rue Stanislas De Jardin, and the cemetery lies 150 metres on the left. The CWGC signpost is located at the entrance of the cemetery. The cemetery covers an area of 49,885 square metres. The War Stone is on the boundary of the original Cemetery and the Extension, facing the City of Rouen War Memorial. The Cross is raised on a terrace on the further side of the Extension. The Chapel, cruciform and surmounted by a dome, is in the middle of the Extension.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 59 of 1036.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 1 issue of the Vancouver News Advertiser c.1916  Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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