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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

John Dodson

In memory of:

Lieutenant John Dodson

September 14, 1944

Military Service


Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information


Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Dodson, of Victoria; Husband of Clare I. Dodson, of Meota, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 292 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

VICTORIA (ROYAL OAK) BURIAL PARK
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. B. Plot 78. Grave 2.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– This photograph was taken on a cool, grey day in the spring of 2008.

The very moving family inscription reads as follows:

         OH FOR THE TOUCH
       OF A VANISHED HAND
    AND THE SOUND OF A VOICE THAT IS STILL

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