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Son of Reginald and Florence Albertha Stiff, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Alec Walter Stiff
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alec Walter Stiff
Sergeant Stiff enlisted in The Queen's Own Rifles in June 1940 and served with the Regiment in Newfoundland, New Brunswick and in England. Sergeant Stiff landed with Baker Company on D-Day and fought through the entire Normandy campaign. He was killed as his Company attacked the defences of Calais.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alec Walter Stiff
Padre Cameron took this photo of Sergeant Stiff's gravemarker at Calais during a visit to France in June 1997.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alec Walter Stiff
This obituary of Sergeant Stiff was published in a Toronto paper in 1944.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alec Walter Stiff
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alec Walter Stiff
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alec Walter Stiff
From the Toronto Star November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Sergeant Stiff enlisted in The Queen's Own Rifles in June 1940 and served with the Regiment in Newfoundland, New Brunswick and in England. Sergeant Stiff landed with Baker Company on D-Day and fought through the entire Normandy campaign. He was killed as his Company attacked the defences of Calais.
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Padre Cameron took this photo of Sergeant Stiff's gravemarker at Calais during a visit to France in June 1997.
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This obituary of Sergeant Stiff was published in a Toronto paper in 1944.
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 453 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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