Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C. capbadge
Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Canadian Army
4th Canadian Armoured Division
ForceArmy, Infantry | 4th Canadian Armoured Division
Service NumberA/63129 (4th Division Petrol Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps)
RankPrivate
Engagement1941-06-04 | London, Ontario, Canada
T.O.S. this Regiment1944-09-28
Overseas1942-09-24 | United Kingdom
Disembarked1944-09-18 | France
Date of Death1944-10-07 | Belgium
DiedKilled in action
RecordsStudy the full service records
Birthdate1920-03-10
BirthplaceLucan, Ontario, Canada
Age24
ParentsSon of Joseph and Anne WHALEN
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
WHALEN, WILLIAM JOSEPH LEO - Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Plot 8 | Row H | Grave 4

" ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET THE LIGHT OF HEAVEN SHINE ON HIM "

Medals
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
War Diary
War Diary Lincoln and Welland Regiment October 7, 1944
Adopted Grave
Unknown
Temporary Burial
Temporary burial, Maldegem, Belgium
Coordinates Temporary Burial
51.22053,3.44792
Credits

Portrait: Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

Photograph temporary burial: Eeklo Archive, Belgium.

Info from War Diary and Service Records: LAC (Library Archive Canada).

Photographs Regimental and Division patch: JM-Militaria.

Photograph headstone: Michael van de Velde.

Adegem Canadian War Cemetery