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David John Dillon

In memory of:

Sapper David John Dillon

July 3, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

778391

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Railway Troops

Division:

2nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

February 4, 1889

Son of James and Kathleen Dillon (nee O'Connor).

Commemorated on Page 228 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

COXYDE MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

I. C. 25.

Location:

COXYDE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 1 km beyond the village of Koksijde on the N396 towards De Panne. From Koksijde Dorp the N396 Houtsaegerlaan crosses the Zeelaan and at the same time changes its name to Robert Vandammestraat. The cemetery is about 1 Km along the Robert Vandammestraat N369, on the right-hand side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 485 of 1084.

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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: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 485 of 1084.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– David John Dillon's name appears on this Memorial Tablet. St. Paul's was founded in 1822 as the first Roman Catholic parish in York (now Toronto). The present church was designed by Joseph Connelly in 1889 and was renamed St. Paul's Basilica in 1999. The WWI Memorial plaque is located outside the front entrance of the church. The Basilica is located in downtown Toronto on the corner of Power and Queen Street.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – David John Dillon's name appears on this Memorial Tablet. St. Paul's was founded in 1822 as the first Roman Catholic parish in York (now Toronto). The present church was designed by Joseph Connelly in 1889 and was renamed St. Paul's Basilica in 1999. The WWI Memorial plaque is located outside the front entrance of the church. The Basilica is located in downtown Toronto on the corner of Power and Queen Street.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Pte. Dillon enlisted on January 17th, 1916 in Toronto, Ontario. He signed up at this time with the 127th York Rangers. According to his military attestation, he was born in Toronto. He listed his brother James Leo Dillon, 38 Fulton Ave., Toronto, as his next of kin. Pte. Dillon indicated that he was a leather worker.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Pte. Dillon enlisted on January 17th, 1916 in Toronto, Ontario. He signed up at this time with the 127th York Rangers. According to his military attestation, he was born in Toronto. He listed his brother James Leo Dillon, 38 Fulton Ave., Toronto, as his next of kin. Pte. Dillon indicated that he was a leather worker.

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