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Leonard George Burr

In memory of:

Private Leonard George Burr

August 14, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

H/41329

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), R.C.I.C.

Division:

(Motor), R

Additional Information

Son of Hiram Davie and Alice Ida Burr, of Dauphin, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 263 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. 3.

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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  • Memorial– Private Leonard George Burr is also commemorated on the Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Private Leonard George Burr is also commemorated on the Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of LEONARD GEORGE BURR– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of LEONARD GEORGE BURR – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Leonard George Burr's gravy in Bretteville-sur-laize Canadian War Cemetery in Cintheaux, France. The flag on the left is his cities flag (Thunder Bay), and on the right is the flag of his regiment.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Leonard George Burr's gravy in Bretteville-sur-laize Canadian War Cemetery in Cintheaux, France. The flag on the left is his cities flag (Thunder Bay), and on the right is the flag of his regiment.

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