Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Malcolm John Bowern
In memory of:
Private Malcolm John Bowern
August 26, 1944
France
Military Service
A/88079
20
Army
Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C.
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp, War Medal 1939-45.
Additional Information
September 28, 1923
Byron, Ontario
February 1, 1943
Camp Ipperwash, Ontario
Son of Milton and Elizabeth Ann Bowern, of London, Ontario. Brother of Flossy, Maggie, Edna, Ada , Olive, Mabel, Percy, Wesley and Private Jerry Milton Bowern, Lincoln and Welland Regiment, killed in action 28 August 1944.
Commemorated on Page 255 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France
XXIII. D. 2.
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.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
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Photo of Malcolm John Bowern – This photography is one of two brothers from London, both serving in the same regiment and both were killed within one day of each other. Malcolm John Bowern, is on the left and his brother Jerry Milton Bowern, is on the right. Both members served as part of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment. -
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Brothers – Source: City of London Remembrance Book online since 2005 -
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Newspaper clipping – Toronto Star Pages of the Past online archive. Army casualty list 650 -
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Bowern Lake – Memorial Geo-Naming, Ontario; BOWERN LAKE -
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Bowern Lake – Memorial Geo-Naming Ontario; BOWERN LAKE / Map -
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