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William Leland Grady

In memory of:

Gunner William Leland Grady

August 10, 1944
In the field

Military Service


Service Number:

F/32436

Age:

41

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Artillery

Division:

5 Anti-Tank Regt.

Additional Information


Born:

February 22, 1903
Guysborough, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

October 6, 1942
Sydney, Nova Scotia

Son of William and Eliza S. Grady, of Mulgrave, Guysboro Co., Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 319 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 1.

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

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