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James Commanda

In memory of:

Private James Commanda

July 19, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/55726

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

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

Additional Information

Born:

June 24, 1918
Maniwaki, Quebec

Enlistment:

January 12, 1942
North Bay, Ontario

Son of Moses and Mary Commanda of Espanola, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 277 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:

V. A. 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– A wooden wall, black marble plaque and metal flagpole at the corner of Ted Commanda Drive and Semo Road, Garden Village, ON was erected by members of the Nipissing First Nation. This memorial is dedicated to the band's war dead and veterans of the First and Second World Wars. [plaque/plaque] NIPISSING NATION REMEMBERS KILLED IN ACTION COMMANDA, MICHAEL JAMES, WWII GOULAIS, MICHAEL CLARENCE, DIED AT DIEPPE AUG 19, 1942 OBTAGESIC, GERALD, DIED APRIL 19, 1942 STEVENS, A., WWII WHITEDUCK, L.K., WWII

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    Memorial – A wooden wall, black marble plaque and metal flagpole at the corner of Ted Commanda Drive and Semo Road, Garden Village, ON was erected by members of the Nipissing First Nation. This memorial is dedicated to the band's war dead and veterans of the First and Second World Wars. [plaque/plaque] NIPISSING NATION REMEMBERS KILLED IN ACTION COMMANDA, MICHAEL JAMES, WWII GOULAIS, MICHAEL CLARENCE, DIED AT DIEPPE AUG 19, 1942 OBTAGESIC, GERALD, DIED APRIL 19, 1942 STEVENS, A., WWII WHITEDUCK, L.K., WWII

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