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Murray Elwood Blaney

In memory of:

Trooper Murray Elwood Blaney

August 31, 1944
In the field, France

Military Service

Service Number:

G/23573

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

British Columbia Regiment, R.C.A.C.

Division:

28th Armd. Regt.

Additional Information

Born:

August 10, 1922
Maple Ridge, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

October 10, 1941
Woodstock, New Brunswick

Son of James and Margaret M. Blaney, of Millville, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 252 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

RYES WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

II. A. 3.

Location:

Leave Bayeux on the D12 to the east; at the village of Sommervieu carry straight on, following the D112, and after 3 kilometres turn right on to the D87. After climbing round a bend to the left, the cemetery will be found on the left hand side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Murray Elwood Blaney– Submitted by Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD

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    Photo of Murray Elwood Blaney – Submitted by Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD
  • Grave marker– Murray Elwood Blaney's grave at Ryes War Cemetery 29 May 2024.

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    Grave marker – Murray Elwood Blaney's grave at Ryes War Cemetery 29 May 2024.
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War Two issue of the Fredericton (New Brunswick) Daily Gleaner c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War Two issue of the Fredericton (New Brunswick) Daily Gleaner c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War Two issue of the Fredericton (New Brunswick) Daily Gleaner c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War Two issue of the Fredericton (New Brunswick) Daily Gleaner c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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