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Percy William Tapp

In memory of:

Private Percy William Tapp

August 4, 1944
In the field, France

Military Service


Service Number:

H/46112

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), R.C.I.C.

Division:

(Motor), K

Additional Information


Born:

January 12, 1920
Souris, Manitoba

Enlistment:

July 3, 1940
Brandon, Manitoba

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Tapp, of Brandon, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 458 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 26.

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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  • Memorial– Private Percy William Tapp is also commemorated on the Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of PERCY WILLIAM TAPP– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me.
  • Memorial– Bayeux Memorial - August 2012
  • Inscription– Inscription on the Bayeux Memorial - August 2012
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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