Service militaire
Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils de Peter Koshney et de Anna Koshney (née Suchla), de Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Galerie numérique de Soldat Albert Koshney
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Albert Koshney
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Albert Koshney
Uncle Abby, as he was called all of his life, was just 21 years old when he died in France. He had no wife or children to mourn him. On the back of his picture, has my Grandmother's handwriting. Pte. Albert Alexander
Koshney died of wounds on August 6, 1944, he is buried near Caen, France. On the back of the picture which shows his grave, it is stamped Pte. Albert Alexander Koshney, Beny sur Mer Canadian Cemetery, Plot VII, Row E, Grave 12. At the time of his death he was in the "Infantry". My Dad was in the "Tank Corps" just miles away. He rushed to his brother and held him in his arms weeping as Abby died. His death left a
life time of grief for his family. The picture of his grave above, was carried in my Grandfather's wallet everyday until he died in 1960.
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Albert Koshney
The grave marker (2010) at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery located outside Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens)
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Albert Koshney
The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens)
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Albert Koshney
From the Regina Leader Post November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Uncle Abby, as he was called all of his life, was just 21 years old when he died in France. He had no wife or children to mourn him. On the back of his picture, has my Grandmother's handwriting. Pte. Albert Alexander Koshney died of wounds on August 6, 1944, he is buried near Caen, France. On the back of the picture which shows his grave, it is stamped Pte. Albert Alexander Koshney, Beny sur Mer Canadian Cemetery, Plot VII, Row E, Grave 12. At the time of his death he was in the "Infantry". My Dad was in the "Tank Corps" just miles away. He rushed to his brother and held him in his arms weeping as Abby died. His death left a life time of grief for his family. The picture of his grave above, was carried in my Grandfather's wallet everyday until he died in 1960.
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The grave marker (2010) at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery located outside Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens)
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The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens)
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From the Regina Leader Post November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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CIMETIÈRE DE GUERRE CANADIEN DE BÉNY-SUR-MER Calvados, France
Le cimetière militaire canadien de Bény-sur-Mer est à environ 1 km à l'est du village de Reviers, sur la route de Creully-Tailleville-Ouistreham (D35). Reviers est un village et une commune du Calvados, à 15 km au nord-est de Caen, à 18 km à l'est de Bayeux et à 3,5 km au sud de Courseulles, un village sur la Manche. Le village de Bény-sur-Mer se trouve à environ 2 km au sud-est du cimetière. L'autocar entre Caen et Arromanches (via Reviers et Ver-sur-Mer) passe devant le cimetière.
C'est un peu au nord, sur la côte, qu'est débarquée la 3e Division du Canada le 6 juin 1944 et que 335 officiers et soldats ont été tués au combat ou sont morts de leurs blessures. Dans ce cimetière reposent les Canadiens qui ont péri lors du débarquement en Normandie et au cours des premières étapes de la campagne qui a suivi.
Les Canadiens qui sont morts vers la fin des combats en Normandie sont inhumés au cimetière militaire canadien de Bretteville-sur-Laize. Le cimetière militaire canadien de Bény-sur-Mer compte 2048 sépultures, ainsi qu'un monument spécial érigé à la mémoire d'un soldat du Corps canadien d'infanterie dont on sait qu'il a été inhumé ici, mais dont la tombe n'a jamais pu être trouvée.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
L’image du coquelicot est une marque déposée de la Légion royale canadienne (Direction nationale) et est utilisée avec sa permission. Cliquez ici pour en savoir plus sur le coquelicot.
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