In memory of

Private

William Wade Davison

who died on 19 Aug 1942

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit South Saskatchewan Regiment
  Rank Private
  Service number L13584
  Date of death 19420819
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  L13584 Private (South Saskatchewan Regiment) (William) Wade Davison (b.1920) of Carmichael was KIA 19420819 at Dieppe and is buried at Dunkerque town cemetery, Nord, France. He was the son of (William) John and Veryle Elizabeth Davison who came from Kincardine, Bruce Co., Ontario, to homestead SW10-13-20-W3 just north of Carmichael and west of Gull Lake in 1908. Wade farmed before enlisting at Regina early in 1941 and left a wife Elizabeth Margaret Edith (Downs) and a daughter Sharlene Veryle at Webb.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 139 - Gull Lake
  Cemetery or memorial location Dunkirk town cemetery, Dunkerque, Nord, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) Carmichael
  Geo-memorial Davison Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 59.4833°N / 105.7667°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74P5
  Geo-memorial details North of Stony Rapids.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19201210
  Place of birth Gull Lake    
  Date of enlistment 19410201
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Carmichael    
  Occupation farmer
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