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Philip Gordon Carter

In memory of:

Lieutenant Philip Gordon Carter

August 28, 1944

Military Service

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Regiment of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Son of Clarence Henderson Carter and Emma Irene Carter, of Ottawa, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 269 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:

XX. F. 11.

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 Philip G. Carter– Lieutenant Philip Gordon Carter 1941

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    Photo of Philip G. Carter
    Photo of Philip G. Carter – Lieutenant Philip Gordon Carter 1941
  • Family Photo– Carter Family at 336 Minto Place, Rockliffe Park, Ottawa, December 24th 1938. From left: Clarence H. Carter, (Later Lt.) Philip G. Carter, (Later Cmdr - O.B.E) Roderick C. Carter, Emma (Liddell) Carter

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    Family Photo
    Family Photo – Carter Family at 336 Minto Place, Rockliffe Park, Ottawa, December 24th 1938. From left: Clarence H. Carter, (Later Lt.) Philip G. Carter, (Later Cmdr - O.B.E) Roderick C. Carter, Emma (Liddell) Carter
  • Original Grave Marker– First marker of Lt. P.G. Carter from photo dated 23rd September 1947

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    Original Grave Marker
    Original Grave Marker – First marker of Lt. P.G. Carter from photo dated 23rd September 1947
  • Letter– Letter that accompanied photo of first grave marker of Lt. Philip G. Carter dated 23rd September, 1947.

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    Letter – Letter that accompanied photo of first grave marker of Lt. Philip G. Carter dated 23rd September, 1947.
  • Letter of Condolence

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    Letter of Condolence
    Letter of Condolence
  • Photo of Philip Carter– In memory of the Harbord Collegiate Institute students who served during World War I and World War II and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Philip Carter
    Photo of Philip Carter – In memory of the Harbord Collegiate Institute students who served during World War I and World War II and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me
  • Plaque– In memory of the Harbord Collegiate Institute students who served during World War I and World War II and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me

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    Plaque
    Plaque – In memory of the Harbord Collegiate Institute students who served during World War I and World War II and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– In memory of the Harbord Collegiate Institute students who served during World War I and World War II and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me

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    Memorial
    Memorial – In memory of the Harbord Collegiate Institute students who served during World War I and World War II and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me
  • Plaque– In memory of the Harbord Collegiate Institute students who served during World War I and World War II and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me

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    Plaque
    Plaque – In memory of the Harbord Collegiate Institute students who served during World War I and World War II and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– A photograph of the headstone at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, taken in May of 2009, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – A photograph of the headstone at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, taken in May of 2009, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
  • Cemetery– The Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. (J. Stephens)

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – The Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. (J. Stephens)
  • Photo of Philip Carter– The last photo of Lt. Philip G. Carter, taken in Halifax, February 1944

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    Photo of Philip Carter
    Photo of Philip Carter – The last photo of Lt. Philip G. Carter, taken in Halifax, February 1944
  • Letter– From a grateful King and Country

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    Letter
    Letter – From a grateful King and Country
  • Newspaper Clipping– "Deaths on Active Service" - newspaper column.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – "Deaths on Active Service" - newspaper column.

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