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William Angus Munroe

In memory of:

Sergeant William Angus Munroe

August 10, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

H/100354

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), R.C.I.C.

Division:

(Motor), R

Additional Information

Born:

February 15, 1917

Commemorated on Page 401 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:

XII. E. 16.

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– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– Sergeant William Angus Munroe is also commemorated on the Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant William Angus Munroe is also commemorated on the Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Leader Post September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Leader Post September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Angus Munroe– L/Sgt. Munroe was a Sergeant in an Anti Tank Platoon with the Lake Superior Regt (M). He was a gun commander under my Grandfather, Edmund LeBlue, who was the Platoon Sergeant. L/Sgt. Munroe was killed when a German 88 landed on his universal carrier. The Platoon was being shelled while holding the line in an apple orchard near Quesnay Woods, France.

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    Photo of William Angus Munroe
    Photo of William Angus Munroe – L/Sgt. Munroe was a Sergeant in an Anti Tank Platoon with the Lake Superior Regt (M). He was a gun commander under my Grandfather, Edmund LeBlue, who was the Platoon Sergeant. L/Sgt. Munroe was killed when a German 88 landed on his universal carrier. The Platoon was being shelled while holding the line in an apple orchard near Quesnay Woods, France.
  • Group Photo– Cropped picture of the LSR (M) Sergeant's mess.

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    Group Photo – Cropped picture of the LSR (M) Sergeant's mess.
  • Grave marker– Grave stone in Normandy

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Grave stone in Normandy

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