In memory of

Sergeant

Douglas Gordon Edgelow

who died on 15 Aug 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit 1st Canadian Special Services Battalion
  Rank Sergeant
  Service number M65994
  Date of death 19440815
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  M65994 Sergeant (1st Canadian Special Service Battalion) Douglas Gordon Edgelow (b.1922) of Cavalier was KIA 19440815 and is buried at Mazargues war cemetery, Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhone, France. Edgelow took part in the invasion of the Aleutian Islands, was wounded in Italy, and died in the capture of Îles d'Hyères off the south coast of France. He was the son of Gordon Humphrey and Alison Davidson (Halliday) Edgelow who came from Great Britain to farm west of Meota. Douglas was a farm labourer when he enlisted at Edmonton, Alberta, in 1941. His brother Clayton also served in the Army.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 468 - Meota
  Cemetery or memorial location Mazargues war cemetery, Bouches-du-Rhône, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) Meota
  Geo-memorial Edgelow Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 54.4°N / 105.9°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 73I5
  Geo-memorial details West of Weyakwin.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19221021
  Place of birth Cavalier    
  Date of enlistment 19410805
  Place of enlistment Edmonton, Alberta    
  Residence on enlistment Cavalier    
  Occupation farmer
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