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Wilfred Gordon Harris

In memory of:

Sergeant Wilfred Gordon Harris

May 23, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/l15064

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

24th Operational Training Unit

Additional Information

Born:

August 12, 1920

Son of William Henry and Bertha (nee Maynes) Harris, of Grand Valley, Ontario. Husband of Dorothy G. Harris, of Orangeville, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 329 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:

Coll. grave XXVII. G. 4-7.

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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  • Memorial– Sergeant Wilfred Gordon Harris is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Wilfred Gordon Harris is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant Wilfred Gordon Harris is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Wilfred Gordon Harris is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of WILFRED GORDON HARRIS– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILFRED GORDON HARRIS – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Wilfred Gordon Harris– Sgt. Wilfred Gordon Harris Royal Canadian Air Force Air Gunner R/115064 Killed in action whilst on a leaflet dropping mission near Alenccon, France. The aircraft was shot down by German flack and crash landed at La Potence, near Sees, France.

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    Photo of Wilfred Gordon Harris
    Photo of Wilfred Gordon Harris – Sgt. Wilfred Gordon Harris Royal Canadian Air Force Air Gunner R/115064 Killed in action whilst on a leaflet dropping mission near Alenccon, France. The aircraft was shot down by German flack and crash landed at La Potence, near Sees, France.
  • Ring– Signet ring that was presented to Sgt. Wilfred Gordon Harris by the town of Grand Valley, Ontario. Ring was found at crash site of Whitley bomber near Sees, Normandy, France. 61 years after the crash, the ring was returned to the family of Sgt. Harris.

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    Ring – Signet ring that was presented to Sgt. Wilfred Gordon Harris by the town of Grand Valley, Ontario. Ring was found at crash site of Whitley bomber near Sees, Normandy, France. 61 years after the crash, the ring was returned to the family of Sgt. Harris.
  • Document– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Biography – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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