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James Hilliard McAteer

In memory of:

Private James Hilliard McAteer

October 16, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/158732

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Born:

August 17, 1916
Heathcote, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 31, 1944
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Thomas George and Mary McAteer, of Clarksburg, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 381 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

4. F. 4.

Location:

BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY is located 39 Km north west of Antwerp and 19 Km after passing the Border into the Netherlands. The N11 connects Antwerp to Bergen op Zoom via Kapellen, Pulte, Hoogerheide and finally on to Bergen op Zoom. On reaching Bergen op Zoom railway station turn right onto the Stationsplein and after 200 M turn right onto the Bredastraat. Follow this road for 500 M where it becomes Wouwsestraatweg and carry straight on for 2.5 kilometres. The street name has now changed to the Ruytershoveweg and the BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY can be found on the left of this street. Steps into cemetery (not suitable for wheelchairs).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JAMES HILLIARD MCATEER– In memory of men and women from the Ravenna Ontario area that went off to war and to those who did not come home, they will never be forgotten. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES HILLIARD MCATEER – In memory of men and women from the Ravenna Ontario area that went off to war and to those who did not come home, they will never be forgotten. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Monument– In memory of men and women from the Ravenna Ontario area that went off to war and to those who did not come home, they will never be forgotten. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Monument – In memory of men and women from the Ravenna Ontario area that went off to war and to those who did not come home, they will never be forgotten. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Inscription– In memory of men and women from the Ravenna Ontario area that went off to war and to those who did not come home, they will never be forgotten. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Inscription
    Inscription – In memory of men and women from the Ravenna Ontario area that went off to war and to those who did not come home, they will never be forgotten. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– In memory of men and women from the Ravenna Ontario area that went off to war and to those who did not come home, they will never be forgotten. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – In memory of men and women from the Ravenna Ontario area that went off to war and to those who did not come home, they will never be forgotten. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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