In memory ofRiflemanLewis David Gipeswho died on 8 Apr 1945 |
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L106467 Rifleman (Regina Rifles) Lewis David Gipes (b.1907) of Hillmond was KIA 19450408 at Deventer during the liberation of the Netherlands and is buried at Holten Canadian war cemetery, Overijssel, Netherlands. His father John Noble Gipes homesteaded SW28-50-25-W3 in the Marie Hill district north of Lashburn in 1925, his mother Sadie Annie died in 1913. Lewis was born at Chatfield, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, and was farming when he enlisted at Regina in 1943. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration | 502 - Britannia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cemetery or memorial location | Holten Canadian war cemetery, Overijssel, Netherlands
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Honour roll location(s) | Hillmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial | Gipes Lake, Saskatchewan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial location | 56.0833°N / 104.2°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial NTS map reference | 74A1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial details | West of Brabant Lake. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19071226 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Chatfield, Olmsted Co, Minnesota | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of enlistment | 19430708 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of enlistment | Regina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence on enlistment | Hillmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | farmer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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