Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Cooper Chalmers
In memory of:
Corporal James Cooper Chalmers
July 25, 1944
Military Service
E/52744
29
Army
North Nova Scotia Highlanders, R.C.I.C.
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Additional Information
Born 22 February 1915 in Hamilton, Ontario. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Havlin Chalmers of Verdun, Quebec and husband of Edith Chalmers, of Verdun, Quebec. Brother of Thomas, Daniel Robert and Mary. Corporal Chalmers served in Canada from 18 February 1942 to 13 May 1943, the United Kingdom from 14 May 1943 to 2 July 1944 and North Western Europe from 3 July 1944 to his death.
Commemorated on Page 270 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France
XI. B. 16.
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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Grave marker – Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in France -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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