23 Field Regiment, R.C.A.
Canadian Army
4th Canadian Armoured Division
ForceArmy, Artillery | 4th Canadian Armoured Division
Service NumberB/76942 (Toronto Scottish Regiment)
RankGunner
Engagement1940-07-11 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
T.O.S. this Regiment1942-12-18 (23 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery)
Overseas1943-07-21 | United Kingdom
Disembarked1944-07-23 | France
Date of Death1944-10-08 | Belgium
DiedKilled in action
RecordsStudy the full service records
Birthdate1921-03-08
BirthplaceInverness, Scotland
Age23
ParentsSon of Thomas and Jean CRAIGEN
Brothers George, Thomas, William served overseas
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSolderer
CRAIGEN, PETER JAMESON - 23 Field Regiment, R.C.A.

Plot 4 | Row C | Grave 3

" GOD CALLED HIM HOME IT WAS HIS WILL BUT IN OUR HEARTS WE LOVE HIM STILL "

Medals
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
War Diary
War Diary 23 Field Regiment October 8, 1944
Adopted Grave
Unknown
Temporary Burial
Temporary burial Sijsele Zomerstraat, Belgium
Coordinates Temporary Burial
51.1950637,3.329522
Photos
Credits

Portrait and Photos: Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

Photograph temporary burial: Eeklo Archive, Belgium.

Info from War Diary and Service Records: LAC (Library Archive Canada).

Photographs Regimental and Division patch: JM-Militaria.

Photograph headstone: Michael van de Velde.

Adegem Canadian War Cemetery