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James Edward Ryan

In memory of:

Rifleman James Edward Ryan

August 11, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/84571

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Son of Edward J. and Elizabeth Ryan, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 434 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:

X. A. 10.

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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  • Death Certificate– Copy of death notification from comanding officer.

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    Death Certificate
    Death Certificate – Copy of death notification from comanding officer.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of James Ryan– Rifleman James Ryan enlisted in the Amry in 1941 and joined the QOR of C in England in 1942. He was in Don Company on D-Day and was wounded at Le Mesnil Patry on 11 June 1944. After rejoining the Regiment, he served in Normandy until KIA at Quesnay Wood (north of Falaise).

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    Photo of James Ryan
    Photo of James Ryan – Rifleman James Ryan enlisted in the Amry in 1941 and joined the QOR of C in England in 1942. He was in Don Company on D-Day and was wounded at Le Mesnil Patry on 11 June 1944. After rejoining the Regiment, he served in Normandy until KIA at Quesnay Wood (north of Falaise).
  • 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
  • Newspaper clipping– This obituary of Rifleman Ryan was obtained by Padre Cameron from a copy of a Toronto paper of 1944.

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    Newspaper clipping – This obituary of Rifleman Ryan was obtained by Padre Cameron from a copy of a Toronto paper of 1944.
  • Gravemarker– This photo of Rifleman Ryan's gravemarker at Bretteville Cemetery was taken by Padre Craig Cameron (QOR of C) in June 1997.

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    Gravemarker
    Gravemarker – This photo of Rifleman Ryan's gravemarker at Bretteville Cemetery was taken by Padre Craig Cameron (QOR of C) in June 1997.

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