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Laird Redford Beresford

In memory of:

Sapper Laird Redford Beresford

July 4, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

A/20471

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Engineers

Division:

16 Field Coy.

Additional Information

Born:

October 3, 1916
Southampton, Ontario

Son of John and Winifred Beresford, of Southampton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 248 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:

III. H. 8.

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.

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  • Photo of LAIRD REDFORD BERESFORD– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Southampton Cenotaph– Laird Beresford is remembered on the Southampton Cenotaph. This war memorial includes plaques with the names of men from World Wars 1 & 2. The WWII list is inscribed: "In Memory of the Men of Southampton who Gave Their Lives in World War Two". Southampton is in Bruce County, Ontario. This photograph was taken by Mr. Clive Freeman in the summer of 2002.

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    Southampton Cenotaph
    Southampton Cenotaph – Laird Beresford is remembered on the Southampton Cenotaph. This war memorial includes plaques with the names of men from World Wars 1 & 2. The WWII list is inscribed: "In Memory of the Men of Southampton who Gave Their Lives in World War Two". Southampton is in Bruce County, Ontario. This photograph was taken by Mr. Clive Freeman in the summer of 2002.
  • Photo of Laird Redford Beresford– Laird Redford Beresford before being shipped Overseas to England

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    Photo of Laird Redford Beresford – Laird Redford Beresford before being shipped Overseas to England

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