Adegem Canadian War Cemetery Belgium

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    NOVEMBER 15, 1944:
    DOLAN, WILLIAM (age 37). Glasgow, Scotland. Private (D/76853). Royal Montreal Regiment, R.C.I.C., 9th Defence and Employment Platoon. Drowned. Plot 10, Row F, Grave 9.
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    NOVEMBER 19, 1944:
    BARR, REGINALD MAXWELL (age 23). Darling, Ontario, Canada. Private (C/33764). Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, R.C.I.C. Awarded one Good Conduct Badge. Drowned. Brother Kenneth Barr (SDG) was killed in action on February 24, 1945. Plot 10, Row G, Grave 5.
    BARR, REGINALD MAXWELL | Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem
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    DECEMBER 4, 1945:
    LECOMTE, JEAN MARIE (age 20). Brussels, Belgium. Able Seaman (D/SB/JX 807). Royal Navy, H.M.S. Royal Edmund II. (Looking for information about this vessel.) Plot 10, Row J, Grave 1.
    Full profile: LECOMTE, JEAN MARIE | Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem
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    DECEMBER 8, 1941:
    HUBBARD, FREDERICK CHARLES (age 20). United Kingdom. Sergeant (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) (1256349). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 82 Sqdn. Plot 3, Row AA, Grave 10.
    Full profile: https://commonwealth-adegem.com/hubbard-frederick-charles
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    JOHNSTON, ROBERT (age 26). Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. Sergeant (402360). Royal Australian Air Force, 82 (RAF Sqdn). Plot 3, Row AA, Grave 11.
    Full profile: https://commonwealth-adegem.com/johnston-robert
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    WILSON, THOMAS MCSKIMMING. Pilot Officer (Pilot) (104525). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 82 Sqdn. Plot 3, Row AA, Grave 12.
    Full profile: https://commonwealth-adegem.com/wilson-thomas-mcskimming
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    Blenheim V5876-UX-J took off from RAF Bodney at 2342 hours on the night of 7/8th
    December 1941, detailed to bomb the docks at Oostende, Belgium, from a height of
    10,000 feet. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to
    base. Eight other aircraft made attacks on the same target over a period of about 20
    minutes. The aircraft was hit my FLAK (German Anti Aircraft) and crashed in Zandvoorde, Belgium.
     
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    DECEMBER 12, 1944:
    ELLIS, HARRY SINCLAIR (age 26). Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) J/20366. Royal Canadian Air Force, 409 Sqdn. Aircraft crashed during test flight. Awarded the Operational Wings. Plot 11, Row G, Grave 10.
    ELLIS, HARRY SINCLAIR | Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem
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    DECEMBER 15, 1944:
    BOUDREAU, AZADE (age 21). Petit Rocher Nord, New Brunswick, Canada. Lance Bombardier (E/50503). Royal Canadian Artillery, 4 Medium Regiment. Accidentally drowned in Gent, Belgium. Plot 11, Row C, Grave 12.
    Full profile: BOUDREAU, AZADE | Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem
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    DECEMBER 19, 1944:
    ADAMS, CLARENCE (age 21). Assiniboine Reserve Sintaluta, Saskatchewan, Canada. Private (B/98233). Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, att 10Bn C.B.R.G. Died, accidental gunshot wound (most likely suicide). Plot 10, Row G, Grave 7.
    Full profile: ADAMS, CLARENCE | Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem
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    TAYLOR, WALTER (age 42). Oldham, Lancashire, England. Corporal (M/1058). British Columbia Regiment, R.C.A.C., 28th Armd. Regt. Died, Coronary Thrombosis. Plot 10, Row G, Grave 8.
    Full profile: TAYLOR, WALTER | Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem
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    DECEMBER 26, 1944:
    ROBINSON, GEORGE DOUGLAS (age 26). Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Flight Lieutenant (Navigator) J/20412. Royal Canadian Air Force, 409 Sqdn. Died in accidental automobile crash. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Plot 11, Row G, Grave 12.
    Full profile: ROBINSON, GEORGE DOUGLAS | Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem
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    Dear followers of this thread. I consider to end this year with posting as before. For 2 years I've posted the names on the day they have died/killed. I'm going to update the first post of this thread once in a while and reply my updates in a new post. Because the main website Home | Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem will remain and provided by the so far missing profiles. And it will not end once this is all done.
    Many thanks for the likes and of course I'm very interested if new information about one of these soldiers comes available.
     
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    A great thread. Thank you for putting it together.
     
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    DECEMBER 31, 1944:
    FOWLER, JOHN ANTONY COULSON (age 21). New Zealand. Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) (NZ415439). Royal New Zealand Air Force, 504 Sqdn. Spitfire PT876 TM-Z. The fighter plane nosed over and spun into ground on a bomber escort to Solingen, Germany. Cause presumed due to oxygen failure. Fowler crashed in the area of Herselt, Belgium. Plot 6, Row AB, Grave 11.
    Full profile: FOWLER, JOHN ANTONY COULSON | Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem
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    MACKINTOSH, DOUGLAS (age 27). United Kingdom. Corporal (6348177). Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C., 61st Regt. Plot 1, Row AA, Grave 12.
    Full profile: MACKINTOSH, DOUGLAS | Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem
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    News:
    Fernand Boivin joined the Royal Winnipeg Rifles on September 13, 1944 as a replacement. He was killed in action on October 10, 1944 at the Leopold Canal on the border between Belgium and The Netherlands. He was temporary buried at Brieversweg, Netherlands.
    His headstone in Adegem tells the date of death is October 13, 1944. This is most likely incorrect. CWGC has been informed to investigate.
    Full profile: BOIVIN, FERNAND | Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem

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    Lance Corporal Frederick Merlin Theriault (age 25) G/22619 (North Shore Regiment) was born in Chatham Head, New Brunswick, Canada. He disembarked in France on D-Day.

    Researching his service records shows that he was a full Lance Corporal at the time of his death on October 17, 1944 (Acting Lance Corporal from 15/3/44 promoted in the field to Lance Corporal 15/6/44).

    Even though there is then mention of him reverting to Private, this has all been crossed through meaning the Lance Corporal rank still holds.

    Commonwealth War Graves Commission confirmed these findings. Mr. Martin Skelly placed a headstone amendment request into their works programme which will be assessed by one of their works teams when they are next on site. If an amendment in situ is possible this will be carried out in due course however if a replacement stone is required this will add some time to the process.

    Full profile: /theriault-frederick-merlin

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