In memory of

Craftsman

Harold Dennis Stover

who died on 13 Jan 1945

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Royal Canadian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
  Rank Craftsman
  Service number L58611
  Date of death 19450113
  Cause of death accidental death
Narrative history
  L58611 Craftsman (Royal Canadian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers) Harold Dennis (Smokey) Stover (b.1920) of Moose Jaw died 19450113 and is buried at Bergen op Zoom Canadian war cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Stover had just finished repairing a motorcycle and took it out for a test run. He hit a greasy spot on the road near Breda and hit a tree, breaking his neck. He was the son of Charles John and Lilly Stover. Charles came from North Dakota to work for the CPR, and Smokey was himself employed at the CPR roundhouse before enlisting at Moose Jaw in 1941. His brother Donald also served in northwestern Europe.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 161 - Moose Jaw
  Cemetery or memorial location Bergen op Zoom Canadian war cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands    

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  Honour roll location(s) Moose Jaw
  Geo-memorial Stover Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 56.3333°N / 105.7833°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74A5
  Geo-memorial details Northwest of Nagle Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19200207
  Place of birth Moose Jaw    
  Date of enlistment 19410607
  Place of enlistment Moose Jaw    
  Residence on enlistment Moose Jaw    
  Occupation railwayman
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