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Thomas Edmond Martin

In memory of:

Lieutenant Thomas Edmond Martin

July 22, 1944

Military Service

Force:

Army

Unit:

Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Son of Claire and Florence Lucas Martin; husband of Barbara Loudon Martin, of Toronto, Ontario. B.S.P. (University of Toronto).

Commemorated on Page 379 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:

XXVI. B. 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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  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of THOMAS EDMOND MARTIN– rev.: to be returned to Mrs Thomas Banigan Martin 27 Ferndale, Toronto 12

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    Photo of THOMAS EDMOND MARTIN – rev.: to be returned to Mrs Thomas Banigan Martin 27 Ferndale, Toronto 12
  • Biography– Entry from Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook, 1941. Martin graduated in Pharmacy,

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    Biography – Entry from Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook, 1941. Martin graduated in Pharmacy,
  • Group Photo– Martin served on the intramural sports committee and is shown in this group photo in the back row, third from photo left. From Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook, 1941.

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    Group Photo – Martin served on the intramural sports committee and is shown in this group photo in the back row, third from photo left. From Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook, 1941.
  • Group Photo– Group photo of Pharmacy lacrosse team showing Martin in front row. From Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook, 1941.

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    Group Photo – Group photo of Pharmacy lacrosse team showing Martin in front row. From Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook, 1941.
  • Group Photo– Group photo of Pharmacy soccer team shows Martin in front row, as Manager. Seated beside him is George Campbell, Captain, who would also be killed in the war. From Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook, 1941.

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    Group Photo
    Group Photo – Group photo of Pharmacy soccer team shows Martin in front row, as Manager. Seated beside him is George Campbell, Captain, who would also be killed in the war. From Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook, 1941.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in France

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in France

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