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John Henry Wall

In memory of:

Lance Corporal John Henry Wall

August 10, 1944
Falaise, France

Military Service

Service Number:

F/82468

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, F&G Star, War Medal, CVSM and Clasp

Additional Information

Born:

December 27, 1924
Baltic, Prince Edward Island

Enlistment:

May 15, 1943
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Son of Arthur and Mary Rebecca (Bridges) Wall, of Darnley, Prince Edward Island. Brother of Trooper George Arthur Wall and Margaret Jean Wall.

Commemorated on Page 470 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. C. 15.

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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    Inscription – Stephanie Thompson and John S. Brehaut took these photos as part of a project of taking photos of Island gravemarkers in July of 2006.

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