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William Thomas Lambourn
In memory of:
Gunner William Thomas Lambourn
July 25, 1944
Military Service
A/32125
25
Army
Royal Canadian Artillery
2 Anti-Tank Regt.
Additional Information
May 6, 1919
Granton, Ontario
September 10, 1939
London, Ontario
Son of George and Neva Lambourn, of Granton, Ontario. Educated in Granton. He completed Grade 8 in 1934 and then worked on his father's farm. William Lambourn enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery and did his basic training at Wolseley Barracks with 12 Field Battery. Thereafter, he was posted in rapid succession to the Canadian Artillery Training Centre, 100 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery 27 June 1940 and 69 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery. He was sent overseas to England in July 1941, to 3 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit. From there he went to the 4th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 18 December 1942 and the 7th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 4 August 1943 before joining the 2 Anti-Tank Regiment on 17 March 1944. He is survived by his parents and a sister, Corporal May Lambourn who served with the RCAF and his brother John. He is commemorated on a bronze plaque on the Cenotaph located in St. Marys, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 358 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France
VII. F. 2.
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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