L. Cpl. Dennis Blair Corcoran
1918 - 1944 (26 years)-
Name Dennis Blair Corcoran Prefix L. Cpl. Birth 20 Jul 1918 Toronto, York Co. Ont. Gender Male Death 9 Oct 1944 Belgium, K.I.A. - Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Dennis Blair Corcoran
In memory of
Lance Corporal
Dennis Blair Corcoran
October 9, 1944
Military Service:
Service Number:B/41085
Age:24
Force:Army
Unit:Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Additional Information:
Son of John Dennis and Adalene Blair Corcoran, of Toronto, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 279 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page.
Burial Information:
Cemetery:
ADEGEM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY , Belgium
Grave Reference:
IV. C. 2.
Burial ADEGEM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY , Belgium [1] - In the last week of September 1944, the Allies held the city of Antwerp, but the Germans held both shores of the Scheldt estuary, so that the port of Antwerp could not be used. The task of clearing the southern shore of the estuary was allotted to the 3rd Canadian Division, aided by the 4th Canadian Armoured Division and the 52nd Division. Their operations lasted from October until the beginning of November 1944. By 3rd November the Germans had been cleared from the north-west corner of Belgium and the south shore of the Scheldt was free. There had been fierce fighting for two weeks for the crossing of the Leopold Canal. The majority of the men buried at Adegem died during the operations for the clearance of the south bank of the Scheldt; but many Canadians who lost their lives elsewhere in Belgium were also brought here for burial.
Person ID I285 Peter Duffy (1791) Family Tree Last Modified 25 Jan 2019
Father John Dennis Corcoran, b. 25 Mar 1879, Mara Twp, Ontario Co., Ontario d. 22 Jul 1929, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 50 years) Mother Adeline Josephine BLAIR, b. 30 Apr 1884, Toronto, York Co. Ont. d. 13 Mar 1935, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 50 years) Marriage 29 Apr 1908 Toronto, York, Ontario [2] Family ID F73 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
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Sources - [S2] Find a Grave.
memorial # 12454148 - [S6] Archivesof Ontario- Marriages.
Name: John Corcoran
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 Apr 1908
Event Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Father\'s Name: Denis Corcoran
Mother\'s Name: Mary Reidy
Spouse\'s Name: Adeline Blair
Spouse\'s Gender: Female
Spouse\'s Age: 23
Spouse\'s Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Spouse\'s Father\'s Name: Frank Blair
Spouse\'s Mother\'s Name: Elizabeth Mcguire
Reference ID: 001977
GS Film Number: 1871864
Digital Folder Number: 004529305
Image Number: 00595
Citing this Record:
\"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927,\" database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZ6-FLL : 11 March 2018), John Corcoran and Adeline Blair, 29 Apr 1908; citing registration , Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,864.
- [S2] Find a Grave.