Canadian Virtual War Memorial
George Frederick Charlton Lindsay
In memory of:
Private George Frederick Charlton Lindsay
August 4, 1944
Military Service
B/116636
19
Army
South Saskatchewan Regiment, R.C.I.C.
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45.
Additional Information
November 19, 1924
Mimico, Ontario
September 13, 1943
Toronto, Ontario
Son of Arthur Victor and Lillian Ferguson Lindsay; husband of Cora Mildred and father of Charlton Victor Lindsay of Barrie, Ontario. Brother of John Morren, Robert Alfred and Henry Knox. His civilian occupation as a machinist with General Motors, Ltd.
Commemorated on Page 366 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
I. F. 4.
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 – Annually, in about October and November, banners are displayed in Barrie, Ontario, to commemorate local war dead. Pictured here is a banner in memory of Private G.F.C. Lindsay. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2020.) -
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Memorial – This plaque as well as chimes were installed, after World War II, in Collier Street United Church, Barrie, Ontario, to commemorate members of the congregation who died in the war, including Private Charlton Lindsay. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2019.) -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial Street – Barrie street named in honour of Private George Frederick Charlton Lindsay with a poppy. -
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Cenotaph – Barrie Cenotaph
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