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William Stewart Baldwin

In memory of:

Trooper William Stewart Baldwin

August 20, 1944
In the field, France

Military Service


Service Number:

D/46757

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

Division:

attd. H.Q. 4th Cdn. Armd. Bde.

Additional Information


Born:

December 16, 1920
Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment:

October 31, 1940
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Andrew and Louisa L. S. Baldwin, of Waterloo, Shefford Co., Province of Quebec, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 242 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

Panel 19. Column 1.

Location:

The Bayeux Memorial is located on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware, in the south-western outskirts of the town of Bayeux, in Normandy, about 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. The memorial was erected in honour of the 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and who have no known grave.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Inscription– Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • 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
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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