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George Arthur Neil

In memory of:

Private George Arthur Neil

August 14, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/87335

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

North Nova Scotia Highlanders, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Born:

January 25, 1919
Woodstock, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 22, 1942
Brantford, Ontario

Son of William Neil and Ursula Anne Neil of Ancaster, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 403 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:

XIV. H. 10.

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 Austin Frank Neil– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Austin Frank Neil – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • 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
  • Photo of Austin Frank Neil– In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War 11. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of Austin Frank Neil – In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War 11. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial Board– In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War 11. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial Board – In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War 11. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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