In memory of

Lieutenant

Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson

who died on 5 Nov 1916

Service details
  Conflict WWI
  Service Army
  Unit 54th Battalion, Central Ontario Regiment
  Rank Lieutenant
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  Date of death 19161105
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  Lieutenant (54th Battalion, British Columbia Regiment) Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson (b.1888) of Saskatoon was KIA 19161105 at Regina Trench and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial north of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, for the 11,000+ Canadian soldiers who died in northern France with no known grave. Acheson, who was originally with the 65th Battalion, was killed by a sniper while inspecting some trenchwork. He was the son of Colonel Herbert Acheson of the Saskatchewan Light Horse. Dudley, a barrister, had been active with the Saskatoon Fusiliers before the war.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 344 - Corman Park
  Cemetery or memorial location Vimy Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France    

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Personal information
  Date of birth 18880403
  Place of birth Winnipeg, Manitoba    
  Date of enlistment 19160331
  Place of enlistment Saskatoon    
  Residence on enlistment Saskatoon    
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