Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Joseph Rackham
In memory of:
Private Joseph Rackham
June 7, 1944
In the field, France
Military Service
M/53161
34
Army
Canadian Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Additional Information
August 27, 1909
Yorkshire, England
June 22, 1942
Calgary, Alberta
Son of George Rackman, from British Colombia, Canada. Husband of Margaret, Calgary, Alberta,Canada.
Commemorated on Page 423 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 27, 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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Other – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Other – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – From the Calgary Herald. 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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