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John Tarbell Bryden

In memory of:

Captain John Tarbell Bryden

June 8, 1944

Military Service


Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

February 28, 1908
Cumberland, British Columbia

Enlistment:

September 1, 1939
Victoria, British Columbia

Son of John William and Ellen Gertrude Bryden, of Cumberland, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 261 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

V. C. 1.

Location:

This cemetery lies on the west side of the main road from Caen to Falaise (route N158) and just north of the village of Cintheaux. Bretteville-sur-Laize is a village and commune in the department of the Calvados, some 16 kilometres south of Caen. The village of Bretteville lies 3 kilometres south-west of the Cemetery. Buried here are those who died during the later stages of the battle of Normandy, the capture of Caen and the thrust southwards (led initially by the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish Armoured Divisions), to close the Falaise Gap, and thus seal off the German divisions fighting desperately to escape being trapped west of the Seine. Almost every unit of Canadian 2nd Corps is represented in the Cemetery. There are about 3,000 allied forces casualties of the Second World War commemorated in this site.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of JOHN TARBELL BRYDEN– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Captain John Tarbell Bryden is also commemorated on the Memorial at Putot-en-Bessin, FR … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Memorial
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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