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3rd Canadian Division
23rd of August 1943 13 Corps Adm Planning Instruction No 3
26th of August 1943 34 Beach Brick Landing Table Extract from 3 C.I.B. Landing Table
28th of August 1943 3 Canadian Infantry Brigade Landing Table
31st of August 1943 Orders
1st June 1944 Preparations
2nd June 1944 Preparations
3rd June 1944 Waiting
4th June 1944 Waiting
4th Jun 1944 Preparations
5th June 1944 Orders
5th Jun 1944 Delay
6th Jun 1944 In Action
6th June 1944 In Action
6th June 1944 In Action
6th Jun 1944 In Action
6th Jun 1944 Delay
6th Jun 1944 Shelling
7th Jun 1944 In Action
7th June 1944 Moves
7th Jun 1944 Delay
7th Jun 1944 Landing
8th Jun 1944 Radar Station
8th June 1944 Attack Made
8th June 1944 In Action
8th Jun 1944 Many Casualties
8th Jun 1944 In Action
9th Jun 1944 Orders
9th June 1944 Tanks
9th Jun 1944 Hard Fighting
9th Jun 1944 Under Fire
10th Jun 1944 Advance
10th June 1944 Orders
10th Jun 1944 Communications
10th Jun 1944 Defences
11th Jun 1944 Advance
11th Jul 1944 On the Move
11th June 1944 In Action
11th Jun 1944 Snipers and Shells
11th Jun 1944 Advance
12th Jun 1944 Reliefs
12th Jun 1944 Dispositions
13th Jun 1944 Quieter
14th Jun 1944 Defences
15th Jun 1944 Enemy Aircraft
16th Jun 1944 Shelling
17th Jun 1944 Ground Gained
18th Jun 1944 Quiet
19th June 1944 Report
19th Jun 1944 Patrols
20th Jun 1944 Visit
29th Jun 1944 Attack Launched
30th Jun 1944 Patrols
4th Jul 1944 Attack Made
4th July 1944 Diversion
9th Jul 1944 Attack Made
10th of July 1944 Mopping up
17th Jul 1944 Orders
18th Jul 1944 On the Move
19th Jul 1944 Counterattack
20th Jul 1944 In Action
24th Jul 1944 Orders
25th Jul 1944 Attack Made
26th Jul 1944 Digging in
19th Oct 1944 Recce
20th Oct 1944 Flooding
22nd Oct 1944 In Action
23nd Oct 1944 In Action
1st Nov 1944 In Action
2nd Nov 1944 Message
3rd Nov 1944 Rough Sea
8th Feb 1945 Explosion
7th Apr 1945 Rounds Fired
8th Apr 1945 Fire in Support
9th Apr 1945 Fire in Support
16th of April 1945 Holding roleIf you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here.
Those known to have served with
3rd Canadian Division
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
- Dowden Walter Roy. L/Sgt. (d.9th Jun 1944)
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