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William George Cahill

In memory of:

Lance Corporal William George Cahill

July 17, 1944
In the field

Military Service

Service Number:

B/67679

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

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

Additional Information

Born:

April 23, 1920
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 5, 1940
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Joseph and Charlotte Cahill of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 265 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

Panel 21, Column 3.

Location:

The Bayeux Memorial is located on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware, in the south-western outskirts of the town of Bayeux, in Normandy, about 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. The memorial was erected in honour of the 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and who have no known grave.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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

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

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Monument– Lance Corporal Cahill is honoured on this memorial at R.H. McGregor Public School in Toronto(in a district formerly known as East York). Photo courtesy of Craig B. Cameron.

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    Monument – Lance Corporal Cahill is honoured on this memorial at R.H. McGregor Public School in Toronto(in a district formerly known as East York). Photo courtesy of Craig B. Cameron.
  • Memorial– Bayeux Memorial - August 2012

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    Memorial – Bayeux Memorial - August 2012
  • Inscription– Panel on Bayeux Memorial to the Missing

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    Inscription – Panel on Bayeux Memorial to the Missing
  • Inscription– Inscription on the Bayeux Memorial - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Inscription – Inscription on the Bayeux Memorial - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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