Date of birth:

1911 (Port Arthur/Ontario, Canada)

Date of death:

May 27th, 1944 (Italy)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Cassino
Plot: V. Row: B. Grave: 11.

Nationality:

Canadian

Lieutenant Colonel Southern was fatally wounded on 24 May 1944 at the Melfa River Crossing in the Liri Valley, when his jeep hit a land mine and both he and his driver were killed.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Commanding Officer, 3rd Canadian Field Company, 1st Canadian Infantry Division, Canadian Army

Awarded on:

September 23rd, 1943

For action performed on 21/22 July 1943, near Leonforte/Province of Enna, region Sicily, Italy.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 23 September, 1943.
Citation unavailable.

• - ZUEHLKE, M., Operation Husky, Douglas & McIntyre Publishers Inc., Vancouver, Canada, 2008.
  - Queen's University Archives
  - The Canada Veterans Hall of Valour
  - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  

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