Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Austin Rodolphe Ordano
In memory of:
Able Seaman Austin Rodolphe Ordano
October 30, 1918
Military Service
VR/6159
20
Navy
Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve
H.M.C.S. "Galiano."
Additional Information
Son of Anna C. Ordano, of Victoria, B.C., and G. B. Ordano.
Commemorated on Page 480 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
VICTORIA MEMORIAL
British Columbia, Canada
N/A
On Vancouver Island in Ross Bay Cemetery, British Columbia, is the VICTORIA MEMORIAL. The cemetery holds 133 war graves and contains, in a separate plot, the Naval Memorial which consists simply of a square block of granite bearing the names of 39 officers and men who were lost or buried at sea in the Pacific Ocean. Of these, 36 were from the HMCS Galiano which went down on October 30, 1918. Behind the VICTORIA MEMORIAL stands a Cross of Sacrifice.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Memorial Stained Glass – St Andrews Anglican, Cowichan Station, B C
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