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Joseph Gerald Godfrey

In memory of:

Private Joseph Gerald Godfrey

October 1, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

D/135671

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

Additional Information

Son of Automile and Rae Godfrey. of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 317 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LIER (LIERRE) BELGIAN MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

II.A.3.

Location:

The LIER (LIERRE) BELGIAN MILITARY CEMETERY is located to the south of the town off the R16 ring road.Take the E313 which runs between Antwerp & Luik.Turn off at junction 19 Massenhoven and turn right onto the N14 towards Lier.At the junction with the ring road R16 turn right onto this and follow round to junction of the N14 again which goes to Mechelen.Turn right here towards the town on the Mechelsesteenweg.The cemetery is on the right past the 3rd turning on the right.The graves are located amongst the Belgian graves.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Joseph Godfrey– Joseph Godfrey is honoured on page 29 of the memorial book, CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties, compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948. This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume. For additional information about these archival records, please contact: The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives 1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada) telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 facsimile: 514-931-0548 website: www.cjc.ca

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    Photo of Joseph Godfrey
    Photo of Joseph Godfrey – Joseph Godfrey is honoured on page 29 of the memorial book, CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties, compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948. This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume. For additional information about these archival records, please contact: The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives 1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada) telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 facsimile: 514-931-0548 website: www.cjc.ca

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