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Matthew Wood

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Matthew Wood

August 18, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/5540

Age:

32

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

137 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Matthew and Elizabeth Wood, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 482 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:

XXIII. F. 7.

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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  • Photo of Matthew Wood– LAC Ottawa

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    Photo of Matthew Wood
    Photo of Matthew Wood – LAC Ottawa
  • Letter– Letter of recommendation for Matthew Wood. LAC Ottawa

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    Letter – Letter of recommendation for Matthew Wood. LAC Ottawa
  • Document– Training pre-RCAF. Matthew Wood. LAC Ottawa

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    Document – Training pre-RCAF. Matthew Wood. LAC Ottawa
  • Document– Evaluations through RCAF. Matthew Wood. LAC Ottawa

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    Document – Evaluations through RCAF. Matthew Wood. LAC Ottawa
  • Letter– Letter written by Matthew Wood's mother asking questions. LAC Ottawa

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    Letter – Letter written by Matthew Wood's mother asking questions. LAC Ottawa
  • Circumstances of death registers– Death memo. LAC, Ottawa

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Death memo. LAC, Ottawa
  • Letter– Letter by Wood's mother. LAC, Ottawa

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    Letter – Letter by Wood's mother. LAC, Ottawa
  • Circumstances of death registers– Circumstances of death. LAC, Ottawa

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Circumstances of death. LAC, Ottawa
  • Letter– Letter from step-father. LAC, Ottawa

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    Letter
    Letter – Letter from step-father. LAC, Ottawa
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Gravemarker– Grave Marker of Flight Lieutenant Matthew Wood R.C.A.F. who served with 137 Sqn R.A.F. in Bretteville sur Laize Cemetary, Normandy France. Photo used with permission from the Louis Lanfranchie collection.

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    Gravemarker
    Gravemarker – Grave Marker of Flight Lieutenant Matthew Wood R.C.A.F. who served with 137 Sqn R.A.F. in Bretteville sur Laize Cemetary, Normandy France. Photo used with permission from the Louis Lanfranchie collection.
  • Main Gate– Main Gate at Bretteville sur Laize Cemetery, Normandy France. Photo used with permission from the Louis Lanfranchie collection.

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    Main Gate
    Main Gate – Main Gate at Bretteville sur Laize Cemetery, Normandy France. Photo used with permission from the Louis Lanfranchie collection.
  • Cemetary– Bretteville-sur-Laize Cemetery, Normandy, France. Photo used with permission from the Louis Lanfranchie collection.

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    Cemetary
    Cemetary – Bretteville-sur-Laize Cemetery, Normandy, France. Photo used with permission from the Louis Lanfranchie collection.

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