Landed on D-Day.
Wounded on July 8, 1944 as Lance Corporal with the North Shore Regiment in Capriquet, France (just East of Cean).
Back to France on September 6, 1944.
Re-assigned to the North Shore Regiment on September 19, 1944.
Killed in action when the Bren Carrier he was driving hit a mine. Very likely in company of W.E. Jones and J.A. Montgomery. (This was also written in Dutch on the back of the temporary burial photograph).
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Medals
Adopted Grave
Yes
Temporary Burial
Coordinates Temporary Burial
51.308662, 3.675800
Credits
Photograph temporary burial: Eeklo Archive, Belgium.
Info from War Diary and Service Records: LAC (Library Archive Canada).
Photographs Regimental and Division patch: JM-Militaria.
Photographs headstone: Michael van de Velde.
