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William Edward Linning

In memory of:

Flying Officer William Edward Linning

July 16, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/20858

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

298 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of William and Kitty May Linning, of Lethbridge, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 366 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:

XXVII. G. 2.

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 WILLIAM EDWARD LINNING– RCAF photo of W. E. Linning

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    Photo of WILLIAM EDWARD LINNING
    Photo of WILLIAM EDWARD LINNING – RCAF photo of W. E. Linning
  • Document– Crew on Halifax LL 129 and details of mission.

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    Document – Crew on Halifax LL 129 and details of mission.
  • Temporary Grave Marker– Bodies buried by Germans, exhumed by Americans and re-buried in Military Cemetery at St. Corneille, France. The three members of the RCAF were later reburied in Canadian war cemetery Bretteville-sur-Laize.

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    Temporary Grave Marker
    Temporary Grave Marker – Bodies buried by Germans, exhumed by Americans and re-buried in Military Cemetery at St. Corneille, France. The three members of the RCAF were later reburied in Canadian war cemetery Bretteville-sur-Laize.
  • Photo of WILLIAM EDWARD LINNING– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM EDWARD LINNING
    Photo of WILLIAM EDWARD LINNING – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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