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Everett Eugene Borgald

In memory of:

Trooper Everett Eugene Borgald

August 23, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

F/76600

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

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

Division:

28th Armd. Regt.

Additional Information

Born:

September 14, 1920
Chester Basin, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

December 30, 1942
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of Robie and Gladys Irene Borgald, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 254 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

XXI. C. 6.

Location:

This cemetery lies on the west side of the main road from Caen to Falaise (route N158) and just north of the village of Cintheaux. Bretteville-sur-Laize is a village and commune in the department of the Calvados, some 16 kilometres south of Caen. The village of Bretteville lies 3 kilometres south-west of the Cemetery. Buried here are those who died during the later stages of the battle of Normandy, the capture of Caen and the thrust southwards (led initially by the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish Armoured Divisions), to close the Falaise Gap, and thus seal off the German divisions fighting desperately to escape being trapped west of the Seine. Almost every unit of Canadian 2nd Corps is represented in the Cemetery. There are about 3,000 allied forces casualties of the Second World War commemorated in this site.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Everett Borgald c. 1940

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    Photo of Everett Borgald c. 1940
    Photo of Everett Borgald c. 1940
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Circumstances of death– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Circumstances of death
    Circumstances of death – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Everett Borgald– Everett Borgald in his uniform.

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    Photo of Everett Borgald – Everett Borgald in his uniform.
  • Grave marker– Everett Borgald's grave marker in France.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Everett Borgald's grave marker in France.
  • Entrance– Cemetery entrance

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    Entrance
    Entrance – Cemetery entrance
  • Royal Canadian Legion– Royal Canadian Legion Chester Basin was named after Everett Borgald.

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    Royal Canadian Legion
    Royal Canadian Legion – Royal Canadian Legion Chester Basin was named after Everett Borgald.

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