Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Joseph Callaghan
In memory of:
Bombardier James Joseph Callaghan
July 21, 1944
In the field
Military Service
B/131356
22
Army
Royal Canadian Artillery
2 Anti-Tank Regt.
Additional Information
July 5, 1922
Oshawa, Ontario
August 19, 1942
Toronto, Ontario
Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Joseph Callaghan; husband of Alice Emily Ann Callaghan, of Kenora, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 265 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France
Panel 21, Column 1.
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.
Digital Collection
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Photo of James Joseph Callaghan – In memory of the Fathers, Husbands and Sons of the Oshawa Branch of the Silver Cross Women of Canada. Image from their book titled Book of Remembrance which is held at the Oshawa Public Library. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – Bayeux Memorial - August 2012 -
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Inscription – Inscription on the Bayeux Memorial - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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