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George Walter Lloyd

In memory of:

Rifleman George Walter Lloyd

September 8, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/65700

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Son of Arthur E. and Elizabeth Lloyd, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 367 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CALAIS CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (Leubringhen)
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

4. B. 7.

Location:

Leubringhen is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, halfway between Calais and Boulogne. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery is in Leubringhen and is situated on the east side of the Calais-Boulogne road, 14 kilometres from Calais. From Calais leave the motorway at junction 9 and turn left onto the N3-E402 toward St Inglevert. Proceed through the village and immediately after, turn first left over motorway bridge and follow the road for approximately 250 metres. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery will be found on the left.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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  • Notification of death– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • Photo of George Walter Lloyd– Rfn Lloyd enlisted in The Queen's Own Rifles (reserve) in 1942 and joined the Regiment in England in 1943. He served in Normandy and was killed by shellfire at La Capelle, a town near Boulogne France.

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    Photo of George Walter Lloyd
    Photo of George Walter Lloyd – Rfn Lloyd enlisted in The Queen's Own Rifles (reserve) in 1942 and joined the Regiment in England in 1943. He served in Normandy and was killed by shellfire at La Capelle, a town near Boulogne France.
  • Obituary– This obituary of Rifleman Lloyd was clipped from a Toronto paper in 1944.

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    Obituary – This obituary of Rifleman Lloyd was clipped from a Toronto paper in 1944.
  • Gravemarker– This photo of Rifleman Lloyd's gravemarker at Calais Cemetery was taken by Padre Craig Cameron of the QOR of C in June 1997.

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    Gravemarker
    Gravemarker – This photo of Rifleman Lloyd's gravemarker at Calais Cemetery was taken by Padre Craig Cameron of the QOR of C in June 1997.

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