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Military service
Service number:
B/79614
Age:
21
Rank:
Rifleman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Death:
June 8, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XIII. C. 11.
Additional information
Son of Albert G. E. and Irene M. Holness, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Frederick William George Holness
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Memorial Tablet
Frederick William George Holness' name is included on this memorial tablet in St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003. -
St. John's Anglican Church
St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003. -
Grave Marker
A photograph of the headstone at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens) -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Rifleman Frederick William George Holness is also commemorated on the Memorial at Putot-en-Bessin, FR … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Memorial
This monument is dedicated to the memory of the Canadian soldiers of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and to all other Canadian combatants who played a part in the Liberation of Putot-en-Bessin on 7 June 1944. Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022.
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William George Holness
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William George Holness
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William George Holness
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William George Holness
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William George Holness
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William George Holness
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William George Holness
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William George Holness
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William George Holness
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 337 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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