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Kenneth Geikie Jeanneret

In memory of:

Lieutenant Kenneth Geikie Jeanneret

February 19, 1945

Military Service

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals

Additional Information

Son of Francois Charles Archile Jeanneret and Evelyn Frances Mildred Jeanneret, of Toronto, Ontario; husband of Mary Rita Jeanneret, of Toronto. B.A., LL.B.; Barrister.

Commemorated on Page 528 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

IX. E. 8.

Location:

Groesbeek is located 10 km south east of the town of Nijmegen and close to the German frontier. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is 3 km north of the village and 1500 metres east of the main road to Nijmegen. On leaving the A73 motorway at the junction Overasselt Mook Groesbeek follow directions to Mook. Follow direction signs towards Mook War cemetery. After passing Mook War cemetery continue to the village of Groesbeek to a set of traffic lights. Turn left at the lights onto Dorpstraat passing through Groesbeek. The road name then changes to Molenweg. A Commonwealth War Graves Commission direction sign indicates the right hand turning from Molenweg onto the Zeven Heuvelenweg. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is located on the right hand side, about 1 km after entering this road. On the Memorial in the Canadian War Cemetery at Groesbeek are inscribed the following words:
Pro amicis mortui amicis vivimus, We live in the hearts of friends for whom we died.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of KENNETH GEIKIE JEANNERET– Portrait of Kenneth G. Jeanneret, circa 1942, commemorating his graduation from Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto. Jeanneret served in the Osgoode Hall contingent of the Canadian Officers' Training Corps. (Source: Archives of the Law Society of Ontario).

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    Photo of KENNETH GEIKIE JEANNERET – Portrait of Kenneth G. Jeanneret, circa 1942, commemorating his graduation from Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto. Jeanneret served in the Osgoode Hall contingent of the Canadian Officers' Training Corps. (Source: Archives of the Law Society of Ontario).
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Kenneth Jeanneret– Lt. K.G. Jeanneret in back From: University of Toronto Memorial Book Second World War 1939-1945. The book was published by the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto. Submitted with permission, by Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of Kenneth Jeanneret – Lt. K.G. Jeanneret in back From: University of Toronto Memorial Book Second World War 1939-1945. The book was published by the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto. Submitted with permission, by Operation Picture Me.
  • Photo of Kenneth Geikie Jeanneret– The Toronto Star, March 24, 1945, page 8.

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    Photo of Kenneth Geikie Jeanneret – The Toronto Star, March 24, 1945, page 8.
  • Soldiers' Tower Memorial– The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.

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    Soldiers' Tower Memorial
    Soldiers' Tower Memorial – The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial Arch– The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “Lt K. G. JEANNERET RCSigs” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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    Memorial Arch – The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “Lt K. G. JEANNERET RCSigs” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial Room– Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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    Memorial Room – Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial book– University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 33 reads: “Lt Kenneth Geikie JEANNERET Royal Canadian Signals, att The Essex Scottish Regt. Graduate UTS 1935. University College, BA 1939. Ll B 1943. Killed in action in Europe, 19 February 1945. Buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Holland.”

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    Memorial book
    Memorial book – University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 33 reads: “Lt Kenneth Geikie JEANNERET Royal Canadian Signals, att The Essex Scottish Regt. Graduate UTS 1935. University College, BA 1939. Ll B 1943. Killed in action in Europe, 19 February 1945. Buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Holland.”
  • Photo of Kenneth Jeanneret– Photograph of Jeanneret from Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook in 1939.

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    Photo of Kenneth Jeanneret – Photograph of Jeanneret from Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook in 1939.
  • Roll of honour

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    Roll of honour
  • Group Photo– Group photograph from Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook in 1939, showing Jeanneret with other members of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

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    Group Photo
    Group Photo – Group photograph from Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook in 1939, showing Jeanneret with other members of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

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