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Albert James Legge

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Albert James Legge

June 6, 1944
In the field

Military Service

Service Number:

B/80365

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Division:

2nd Cdn. Armd. Bde. Coy.

Additional Information

Born:

November 23, 1922
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

May 26, 1942
Toronto, Ontario

Son of John and Vera Legge of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Hilda Pearl Legge of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 363 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 27, Column 2.

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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  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Albert James Legge– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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