RUSSELL, WALTER SAMUEL

Birthdate

1918-09-06

Birthplace

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Age

26

Parents

Son of Walter and Alice Russell of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Religion

Roman Catholic

Occupation

Plasterer

Service number

B/46625

Engagement

1941-05-01

Disembarked

1944-07-22, France

Date of death

1944-09-14

Died

Died of wounds, Belgium

Force

Army

Rank

Corporal

Regiment

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's), R.C.I.C.

Fallen Buddies

BABCOCK, FRANK FROST

BOUTILIER, WILLIAM CHARLES

BRANNEN, ASA MERVEN

CAYFORD, MAX HARRY

CURRAN, MANFORD ROGER

HUFFMAN, VICTOR ALVIN

MORRIS, JOHN HENRY

O'CONNOR, FRANCIS JAMES

SUTHERLAND, JOHN GEORGE

THOUIN, JOSEPH GERALD

VINT, ALLEN THOMAS

Awards

Plot 1 | Row C | Grave 6

Military grave

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Additional info

Compound fracture of both lower legs, multiple splinters elsewhere. Puncturing wound abdomen and third finger of the right hand.

SOURCE: VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA

Fallen buddies: The list of names from these soldiers are those that were temporary buried (military grave) on the same location before they eventually were reburied at the Adegem War Cemetery in Belgium.

There might be an age difference between the profile and headstone. The age on the profile comes from the soldier's service records. It's well known that some lied about their age.

Military grave coordinations are not always spot on, but pretty accurate to the map references in the soldier's service records.

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.

Everything has been collected and processed voluntarily by Michael van de Velde, Netherlands. Along the way I had great support from expert researchers and other volunteers. Thank you!