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Howard Charles Dawson

In memory of:

Lieutenant Howard Charles Dawson

January 12, 1917

Military Service

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)

Division:

26th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Charles M. and Ellen Dawson, of Truro, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 226 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SUCRERIE CEMETERY, ABLAIN ST.-NAZAIRE
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. A. 14.

Location:

Ablain-St Nazaire is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, approximately 13 kilometres north of Arras. Take the D937 (Bethune Road) to the village of Buchez. Make a left turn along the D57. The SUCRERIE CEMETERY lies 1.2 kilometres on the left side of this road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc
  • 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 83 of 1036.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    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 83 of 1036.
  • Family Photo– Charles Murray Dawson and Ellen Dickie and 5 Dawson boys who all fought in the Great War. Howard Charles is far left

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    Family Photo
    Family Photo – Charles Murray Dawson and Ellen Dickie and 5 Dawson boys who all fought in the Great War. Howard Charles is far left
  • Photo of HOWARD CHARLES DAWSON– Howard Charles Dawson Photograph from Dalhousie University Archives. Howard was a law student.

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    Photo of HOWARD CHARLES DAWSON
    Photo of HOWARD CHARLES DAWSON – Howard Charles Dawson Photograph from Dalhousie University Archives. Howard was a law student.
  • Grave marker– Howard’s original grave marker taken in 1920 by his brother Francis Murray Dawson

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Howard’s original grave marker taken in 1920 by his brother Francis Murray Dawson
  • 106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles– In Memory of those who served in the 106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles
    106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles – In Memory of those who served in the 106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Howard Dawson– In Memory of those who served in the 106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Howard Dawson
    Photo of Howard Dawson – In Memory of those who served in the 106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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