Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Hugh McChesney
In memory of:
Trooper Hugh McChesney
August 13, 1944
In the field, France
Military Service
D/131070
26
Army
Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, R.C.A.C.
27th Armd. Regt.
Additional Information
September 5, 1917
Ayrshire, Scotland
March 13, 1942
Montreal, Quebec
Son of Jean and Elizabeth McChesney of Ayrshire, Scotland.
Commemorated on Page 383 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 19, Column 3.
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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Inscription – Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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