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William Wallace George Sabiston
In memory of:
Corporal William Wallace George Sabiston
June 26, 1944
Military Service
L/41504
25
Army
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Additional Information
January 1, 1919
Bankend, Saskatchewan
June 26, 1941
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Son of Alexander Sabiston and of Lillian Sabiston (nee McLeod). Husband of Faith Mary Sabiston, of Mildmay Park, Saskatchewan.
Brother of Rifleman David Sabiston, who died on June 12, 1944 while serving with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.
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
BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France
XIV. F. 11.
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.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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