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William Robert Ayre Reid

In memory of:

Private William Robert Ayre Reid

August 28, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

A/86822

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

Additional Information

Son of William Edgar and Alberta Jane Reid, of London, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 425 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:

XX. E. 13.

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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  • Biography– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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  • Photo of WILLIAM ROBERT AYRE REID– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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  • Photo of William Robert Ayre Reid– Killed in action on his 30th Birthday.

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    Photo of William Robert Ayre Reid – Killed in action on his 30th Birthday.
  • Grave Marker– A photograph of the headstone at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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    Grave Marker – A photograph of the headstone at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
  • Cemetery– The Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. (J. Stephens)

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    Cemetery – The Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. (J. Stephens)
  • Photo of William Reid– In memory of the people of London, Ontario who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of William Reid – In memory of the people of London, Ontario who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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