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Harold Burden

In memory of:

Private Harold Burden

July 25, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

D/82673

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

September 3, 1920
Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment:

July 18, 1940
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Fredrick and Sarah Burden, of Montreal, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 262 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

IV. D. 13.

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.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Harold Burden– Harold Burden 1st Battalion Canadian Black Watch.
D Company 16 Platoon and Scout platoon.
Died July 25 1944 in the Battle for Verrieres ridge.
  • Grave Marker– Harolds grave 1944
  • Grave Marker– Harolds grave now
  • D Company 16 Platoon
  • Photo of Harold Burden
  • Photo of Harold Burden– Harold Burden. Second Canadian  infantry division,overseas middle weight champion.
  • Photo of Bill and Harold Burden
  • Black Watch Boxing team
  • D Company 16 Platoon
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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