In memory of

Private

Daniel Dahl Looysen

who died on 29 Dec 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
  Rank Private
  Service number L102825
  Date of death 19441229
  Cause of death accidental death
Narrative history
  L102825 Private (42 General Transport Co., Royal Canadian Army Service Corps) Daniel Dahl Looysen (b.1922) of Regina was KIA 19441229 and is buried at Bergen op Zoom Canadian war cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Looysen accidentally shot himself while trying to remove his gear from the cab of his truck after completing his detail. He was the son of Daniel and Anna Looysen and left a wife Pauline Anne Marie and son Dwight. Daniel Jr. was raised on a farm west of Radville and was working as a labourer at Western Machine Works when he enlisted at Regina late in 1942.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 159 - Sherwood
  Cemetery or memorial location Bergen op Zoom Canadian war cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands    

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  Honour roll location(s) Regina
  Geo-memorial Looysen Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 58.0061°N / 107.1311°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74J3
  Geo-memorial details Just north of Mayson Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19220603
  Place of birth Radville    
  Date of enlistment 19421110
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Regina    
  Occupation labourer
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