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William James Thomas Shepherd

In memory of:

Private William James Thomas Shepherd

August 25, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

D/139026

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Division:

attd. H.Q. 5th Cdn. Inf. Bde.

Additional Information


Son of Thomas and Ethel Shepherd, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 441 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

XIX. H. 12.

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.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of William James Thomas Shepherd– BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY in France
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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