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Digital gallery of Gunner Kenneth Melvin Rice
Digital gallery of
Gunner Kenneth Melvin Rice
Colonel Gary H. Rice, CA/CF, Ret'd at his cousin Kenneth's grave in the Canadian War Cemetery at Leibringhen (Pas de Calais) France, on September 18, 2007.<P> Kenneth Rice was born in Saskatchewan into a pioneer family. He was Killed in action, having survived for only ninety-two days, after first coming ashore in Normandy with the 12 Field Regiment, and fighting through the battle for the Normandy beachhead, and the battles for Caen and the Falaise Pocket.
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Gunner Kenneth Melvin Rice
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Colonel Gary H. Rice, CA/CF, Ret'd at his cousin Kenneth's grave in the Canadian War Cemetery at Leibringhen (Pas de Calais) France, on September 18, 2007.<P> Kenneth Rice was born in Saskatchewan into a pioneer family. He was Killed in action, having survived for only ninety-two days, after first coming ashore in Normandy with the 12 Field Regiment, and fighting through the battle for the Normandy beachhead, and the battles for Caen and the Falaise Pocket.
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 426 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CALAIS CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (Leubringhen) Pas de Calais, France
Leubringhen is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, halfway between Calais and Boulogne. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery is in Leubringhen and is situated on the east side of the Calais-Boulogne road, 14 kilometres from Calais.
From Calais leave the motorway at junction 9 and turn left onto the N3-E402 toward St Inglevert. Proceed through the village and immediately after, turn first left over motorway bridge and follow the road for approximately 250 metres. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery will be found on the left.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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