In Memory of
McINTYRE DOUGLAS NIEL Jr., D N
Lieutenant,
Three Rivers Regiment, R.C.A.C
12th Army Tank Reg.
who died 27 age
on 22 July 1943
Remembered with honour
AGIRA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY
AGIRA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY
Born on 25 Giu 1916, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbi
Son of Lt. Douglas Niel McIntyre, and of Susan H. McIntyre, of Esquimalt, British Columbia. B.Com.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 2009-08-05
Douglas served in the A-Squadron, No. 4 Troop of the TRR.While the Edmonton Regiment captures the southern end of Leonforte during the night against very determined rear-guard, supporting Three Rivers tanks have to wait for a Bailey bridge to be built (at night and under intense fire) by the engineers over a 60-foot-deep ravine. So 'A' Squadron's No. 4 Troop positions itself on the edge of the ravine, to try to neutralize the heavy machine gun and mortar fire that's inflicting heavy casualties among the engineers constructing the bridge, and the 'Eddies' in the town. Enemy aircraft also bombed the area but caused little damage.
Out of his tank, to guide his troop into position, Lt. Douglas Niel McIntyre (age 27) is hit by shrapnel and dies before being evacuated. (Source: Capt. R.H Heggie from War Chronicles 1939-1945 by Charles Prieur)
Officially Douglas died in a Field Hospital in Valguarnera.
Douglas lived in Toronto and served in the Active Militia for 6 years with the Canadian Scottish before enlisting on the 27th of January 1941 in Borden, Ontario. His mother and sister lived in Victoria, British Columbia. His father, Lieutenant Douglas Niel McIntyre sr was killed in action on the 8th of November 1917 during the Battle for Passchendaele, Belgium.
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