Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Albert Collis
In memory of:
Sergeant John Albert Collis
July 25, 1944
France
Military Service
B/51531
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Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Additional Information
October 14, 1915
Lowville, Ontario
September 8, 1939
Brampton, Ontario
Son of George and the late Florence May Collis of Milton, Ontario. Brother of Irene, George, Leslie. Husband of Dorothy Ruby and father of Joan Yvonne and John Neil Collis of Bradford, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 277 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
XV. G. 15.
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 – Tombstone, June 23019 -
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Photo of John Albert Collis – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of John Albert Collis – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of John Albert Collis – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of John Albert Collis – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Cemetery – Cremated remains of Sgt. Collis in procession to join family for interment. July 7, 2019 at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War cemetery -
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Cemetery – Marker of Sgt. Collis, post interment ceremony at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery. July 7 2019.
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