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William Joseph Guitar

In memory of:

Private William Joseph Guitar

July 4, 1944
In the field, France

Military Service


Service Number:

G/22378

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

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

Additional Information


Born:

February 7, 1915
Jacquet River, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

June 11, 1940
Bathurst, New Brunswick

Son of John and Eva Guitar from Jacquet River, New Brunswick, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 324 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 23.

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.

Digital Collection

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  • Other– Inscription - Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Circumstances of death– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo– It is unknown who this person is. The photo was found in William's military service file. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me.

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