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William Owen Cartwright

In memory of:

Sergeant William Owen Cartwright

August 21, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

D/82868

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information


Son of William Owen Cartwright and Lilian May Cartwright, of Cote St. Paul, Province of Quebec.

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:
Grave Reference:

XVIII. B. 15.

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 WILLIAM OWEN CARTWRIGHT– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Family Photo– Lilian May (mother), Joyce and William. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation Papers– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Circumstances of Death– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Other– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Entrance
  • Plaque
  • Grave marker

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