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Ernest James Allen

In memory of:

Flying Officer Ernest James Allen

August 12, 1944
Ségrie-Fontaine, France

Military Service

Service Number:

J/20587

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

#439 Westmount Squadron

Additional Information

Son of Ernest and Mary Anne Allen. Husband of Zella Marguerite Allen, of St. James, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 235 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

XVII. F. 16.

Location:

This cemetery lies on the west side of the main road from Caen to Falaise (route N158) and just north of the village of Cintheaux. Bretteville-sur-Laize is a village and commune in the department of the Calvados, some 16 kilometres south of Caen. The village of Bretteville lies 3 kilometres south-west of the Cemetery. Buried here are those who died during the later stages of the battle of Normandy, the capture of Caen and the thrust southwards (led initially by the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish Armoured Divisions), to close the Falaise Gap, and thus seal off the German divisions fighting desperately to escape being trapped west of the Seine. Almost every unit of Canadian 2nd Corps is represented in the Cemetery. There are about 3,000 allied forces casualties of the Second World War commemorated in this site.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • id Card– Identification card, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.

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    id Card – Identification card, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.
  • Document– Details of crash, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.

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    Document – Details of crash, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.
  • Photo of Ernest James Allen– Died on August 12, 1944 while based at Lantheuil, France.

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    Photo of Ernest James Allen
    Photo of Ernest James Allen – Died on August 12, 1944 while based at Lantheuil, France.
  • Grave Marker– A photograph of the headstone at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – A photograph of the headstone at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
  • Cemetery– The Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. (J. Stephens)

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – The Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. (J. Stephens)

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