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Dennis Winston Clements

In memory of:

Corporal Dennis Winston Clements

May 8, 1968
CFB Petawawa, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

SG68820

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals

Citation(s):

UN Emergency Force (UNEF), UN Forces in Cyprus (UNIFICYP)

Additional Information

Born:

February 28, 1941
Bridgetown, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

August 10, 1959
Gagetown, New Brunswick

Son of Isaac William Clements of Saint John, New Brunswick and Evelyn May (nee Lucan) Clements of Montreal, Quebec. Husband of Dorothy Priscilla (nee Carriful) Clements of Petawawa, Ontario. Brother of Joan, Richard and Eric. A Commemorative Ceremony was held at Wegner Point on 11 May 2008 to honour the seven fallen paratroopers who drowned in 1968 during a para drop exercise at CFB Petawawa. Close to 100 guests, most in uniform, attended the Ceremony gathered around the Memorial Cairn. Several family members of the deceased were present for the Ceremony.

Commemorated on Page 141 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SAINT JOHN (CEDAR HILL) CEMETERY
New Brunswick, Canada

Grave Reference:

Grave # 246, Field of Honour

Location:

Manawagonish Road.

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  • Grave marker– Grave marker of Cpl Dennis Winston CLEMENTS at Saint John (Cedar Hill) Cemetery, Saint John NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)

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    Grave marker – Grave marker of Cpl Dennis Winston CLEMENTS at Saint John (Cedar Hill) Cemetery, Saint John NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)
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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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