EGAN, WILLIAM ALLAN O'DOWD

Birthdate

1904-09-06

Birthplace

Friendship Village, Demara, British Guinea

Age

40

Parents

Son of James O'Dowd Egan of Blackrock, Leinster, Ireland

Religion

Roman Catholic

Occupation

Farmer

Service number

M/66333

Engagement

1941-10-01, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Overseas

1942-04-10, United Kingdom

Disembarked

1944-07-10, France

Date of death

1945-07-31

Died

Belgium, Died

Force

Army

Rank

Private

Regiment (Fallen buddies)

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Awards

Cemetery reference

Plot 10 | Row D | Grave 12

Message

Leave a note in the digital cemetery register

Additional info

Awarded One Good Conduct badge on October 1, 1943.

Assigned to 1 Canadian Army Leave Centre on September 23, 1944.

Died as result of myocarditis.

Resources

Personal details have been collected from official Service Records and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Some of the additional information has been provided by War Diaries, Libera Me (G.E. Spittael), Polder Fighting (R.W. Catsburg), Veterans Affairs Canada, WW2 Talk, Aircrew Remembered and other sources. The commonwealth-adegem.com website is not responsible for incorrect information.