Military service
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Son of John A. and Bessie MacKenzie of Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island. He was the brother of John, Chester, Lena and Russell MacKenzie who also fought in the Second World War and survived.
Digital gallery of Private George William MacKenzie
Digital gallery of
Private George William MacKenzie
Digital gallery of
Private George William MacKenzie
From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private George William MacKenzie
From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private George William MacKenzie
A Memorial Poem dedicated to George William MacKenzie.<P> The poem was written by his friend, Gavin White, who died in 1947.</P>
Digital gallery of
Private George William MacKenzie
Digital gallery of
Private George William MacKenzie
George William MacKenzie is buried here along two other natives of Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island. Photo by John S. Brehaut taken during the Road to Freedom Tour of 2003.
Digital gallery of
Private George William MacKenzie
One of the eight Second World War servicemen remembered on the Murray Harbour Monument.
Digital gallery of
Private George William MacKenzie
George MacKenzie (Right) is seen here posing with his friend.
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From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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A Memorial Poem dedicated to George William MacKenzie.<P> The poem was written by his friend, Gavin White, who died in 1947.</P>
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George William MacKenzie is buried here along two other natives of Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island. Photo by John S. Brehaut taken during the Road to Freedom Tour of 2003.
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One of the eight Second World War servicemen remembered on the Murray Harbour Monument.
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George MacKenzie (Right) is seen here posing with his friend.
BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Calvados, France
This cemetery lies on the west side of the main road from Caen to Falaise (route N158) and just north of the village of Cintheaux. Bretteville-sur-Laize is a village and commune in the department of the Calvados, some 16 kilometres south of Caen. The village of Bretteville lies 3 kilometres south-west of the Cemetery. Buried here are those who died during the later stages of the battle of Normandy, the capture of Caen and the thrust southwards (led initially by the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish Armoured Divisions), to close the Falaise Gap, and thus seal off the German divisions fighting desperately to escape being trapped west of the Seine. Almost every unit of Canadian 2nd Corps is represented in the Cemetery. There are about 3,000 allied forces casualties of the Second World War commemorated in this site.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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