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William Alfred Willoughby

In memory of:

Private William Alfred Willoughby

July 18, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

B/148222

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Regiment of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information


Born:

July 12, 1919
Thornhill, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 15, 1943
Toronto, Ontario

Son of George and Alice Willoughby, of Thornton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 479 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

V. A. 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.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of WILLIAM ALFRED WILLOUGHBY– Private William Alfred Willoughby
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Barrie Examiner c. 1944.   Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • War Memorial– Barrie, Ontario Cenetaph with Innisfil Memorial
  • Willoughby Park– Barrie park named in honour of Private William Alfred Willoughby.

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