Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Richard Cox
In memory of:
Lance Corporal William Richard Cox
July 21, 1944
In the field, France
Military Service
A/102149
23
Army
Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Additional Information
April 2, 1921
Palmerston, Ontario
June 2, 1942
Windsor, Ontario
Son of Lydia Cox from Riverside, Ontario, Canada,
Commemorated on Page 281 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 25.
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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Other – Inscription - Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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