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Military service
Service number:
G/22845
Age:
23
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
September 7, 1920
Death:
June 6, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. E. 2.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Edward Joseph Rigley
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Memorial
The memorial is dedicated in memory of Canadians who lost their lives while storming Juno Beach on June 6, 1944. They were members of the North Shore Regiment, Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadian Engineers and the Royal Canadian Artilery. This memorial is located in St-Aubin-ser-mer, France. -
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) -
Photo of Edward Joseph Rigley
Submitted by Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, C.D. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Saint John (New Brunswick) Telegraph Journal newspaper c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Saint John (New Brunswick) Telegraph Journal newspaper c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edward Joseph Rigley
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edward Joseph Rigley
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edward Joseph Rigley
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edward Joseph Rigley
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edward Joseph Rigley
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Edward Joseph Rigley
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 428 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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