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Joseph Douglas Ryan

In memory of:

Sergeant Joseph Douglas Ryan

July 22, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/65514

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Son of Edward Harold and Janet Rosina Ryan, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 435 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:

III. C. 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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  • Letter– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOSEPH DOUGLAS RYAN– It is unknown who these people are. The photo was found in Joseph's military service file. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOSEPH DOUGLAS RYAN – It is unknown who these people are. The photo was found in Joseph's military service file. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Joseph Douglas Ryan– In uniform.

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    Photo of Joseph Douglas Ryan – In uniform.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Ths obituary of Sgt Ryan was obtained from a collection of articles on The QOR of C in WW II owned by Mrs. Ula Richardson.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Ths obituary of Sgt Ryan was obtained from a collection of articles on The QOR of C in WW II owned by Mrs. Ula Richardson.
  • 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

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