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Son of Charles Whitney Cassils and Gertrude Wilbur Cassils, of Montreal,. Quebec; husband of Adrienne Hanson Cassils, of Westmount, Montreal
Digital gallery of Major Charles Cassils
Digital gallery of
Major Charles Cassils
Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Major Charles Cassils
Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Major Charles Cassils
Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Major Charles Cassils
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
2146 Maj Charles Cassils (RMC 1929) was the son of Charles Whitney Cassils and Gertrude Wilbur Cassils, of Montreal,. Quebec. He was the husband of Adrienne Hanson Cassils, of Westmount, Montreal. He served with the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, 22nd Armd. Regt.(The Canadian Grenadier Guards), R.C.A.C. He died on Sep 11, 1944 at 32 years of age. He was buried in the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium IV. E. 9.
Digital gallery of
Major Charles Cassils
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
2146 Maj Charles Cassils (RMC 1929) was the son of Charles Whitney Cassils and Gertrude Wilbur Cassils, of Montreal,. Quebec. He was the husband of Adrienne Hanson Cassils, of Westmount, Montreal. He served with the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, 22nd Armd. Regt.(The Canadian Grenadier Guards), R.C.A.C. He died on Sep 11, 1944 at 32 years of age. He was buried in the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium IV. E. 9.
Digital gallery of
Major Charles Cassils
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
2146 Maj Charles Cassils (RMC 1929) was the son of Charles Whitney Cassils and Gertrude Wilbur Cassils, of Montreal,. Quebec. He was the husband of Adrienne Hanson Cassils, of Westmount, Montreal. He served with the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, 22nd Armd. Regt.(The Canadian Grenadier Guards), R.C.A.C. He died on Sep 11, 1944 at 32 years of age. He was buried in the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium IV. E. 9.
Digital gallery of
Major Charles Cassils
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Major Charles Cassils
Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
Digital gallery of
Major Charles Cassils
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Major Charles Cassils
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
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Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
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Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2146 Maj Charles Cassils (RMC 1929) was the son of Charles Whitney Cassils and Gertrude Wilbur Cassils, of Montreal,. Quebec. He was the husband of Adrienne Hanson Cassils, of Westmount, Montreal. He served with the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, 22nd Armd. Regt.(The Canadian Grenadier Guards), R.C.A.C. He died on Sep 11, 1944 at 32 years of age. He was buried in the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium IV. E. 9.
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2146 Maj Charles Cassils (RMC 1929) was the son of Charles Whitney Cassils and Gertrude Wilbur Cassils, of Montreal,. Quebec. He was the husband of Adrienne Hanson Cassils, of Westmount, Montreal. He served with the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, 22nd Armd. Regt.(The Canadian Grenadier Guards), R.C.A.C. He died on Sep 11, 1944 at 32 years of age. He was buried in the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium IV. E. 9.
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2146 Maj Charles Cassils (RMC 1929) was the son of Charles Whitney Cassils and Gertrude Wilbur Cassils, of Montreal,. Quebec. He was the husband of Adrienne Hanson Cassils, of Westmount, Montreal. He served with the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, 22nd Armd. Regt.(The Canadian Grenadier Guards), R.C.A.C. He died on Sep 11, 1944 at 32 years of age. He was buried in the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium IV. E. 9.
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
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From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 270 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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ADEGEM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Belgium
Adegem Canadian War Cemetery is located midway between Brugge (17 km) and Gent (26 km) on the N9 which connects the two towns. From Brugge, Adegem is approached via Sijsele and Maldegem. On reaching Adegem, the cemetery is located on the Prins Boudewijn Laan, on the right-hand side of the N9.
In the last week of September 1944, the Allies held the city of Antwerp, but the Germans held both shores of the Scheldt estuary, so that the port of Antwerp could not be used. The task of clearing the southern shore of the estuary was allotted to the 3rd Canadian Division, aided by the 4th Canadian Armoured Division and the 52nd Division. Their operations lasted from October until the beginning of November 1944. By 3rd November the Germans had been cleared from the north-west corner of Belgium and the south shore of the Scheldt was free. There had been fierce fighting for two weeks for the crossing of the Leopold Canal. The majority of the men buried at Adegem died during the operations for the clearance of the south bank of the Scheldt; but many Canadians who lost their lives elsewhere in Belgium were also brought here for burial.
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