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Robert Hall Laidlaw

In memory of:

Major Robert Hall Laidlaw

August 8, 1944

Military Service


Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Governor General's Foot Guards, R.C.A.C.

Division:

21st Armd. Regt.

Additional Information


Born:

May 22, 1913
Medicine Hall, Alberta

Enlistment:

July 8, 1940
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Lorne Nelson Laidlaw and May Hall Laidlaw, of Medicine Hat, Alberta. Diploma for Business Administration (University of Western Ontario).

Commemorated on Page 357 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:

XIX. B. 10.

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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  • Grave marker– Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in France
  • Photo of Robert Hall Laidlaw– Photos of alumni of the Royal Military College of Canada, who were killed in action, line the memorial stairwell. 2168 Major Robert Hall Laidlaw (RMC 1930) served with the Governor General's Foot Guards, R.C.A.C., 21st Armd. Regt. He died on Aug 8, 1944 at 31 years of age. He was buried at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France.
  • Photo of ROBERT HALL LAIDLAW– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Stained Glass Window– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.

2163 Major Robert Hall Laidlaw (RMC 1930) was the son of Lorne Nelson Laidlaw and May Hall Laidlaw, of Medicine Hat, Alberta. He earned a Diploma for Business Administration (University of Western Ontario). He served with the Governor General's Foot Guards, R.C.A.C.,  21st Armd. Regt. He died Aug 8, 1944.at 31 years of age. He was buried at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France.
  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.

2163 Major Robert Hall Laidlaw (RMC 1930) was the son of Lorne Nelson Laidlaw and May Hall Laidlaw, of Medicine Hat, Alberta. He earned a Diploma for Business Administration (University of Western Ontario). He served with the Governor General's Foot Guards, R.C.A.C.,  21st Armd. Regt. He died Aug 8, 1944.at 31 years of age. He was buried at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France.
  • Memorial Arch– Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
  • Memorial– Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
  • Stamp– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.

2163 Major Robert Hall Laidlaw (RMC 1930) was the son of Lorne Nelson Laidlaw and May Hall Laidlaw, of Medicine Hat, Alberta. He studied at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. He earned a Diploma for Business Administration (University of Western Ontario). He served with the Governor General's Foot Guards, R.C.A.C.,  21st Armd. Regt. He died Aug 8, 1944.at 31 years of age. He was buried at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France. His name is listed on the Medicine Hat cenotaph in Riverside Park.
  • Monument– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.

2163 Major Robert Hall Laidlaw (RMC 1930) was the son of Lorne Nelson Laidlaw and May Hall Laidlaw, of Medicine Hat, Alberta. He studied at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. He earned a Diploma for Business Administration (University of Western Ontario). He served with the Governor General's Foot Guards, R.C.A.C.,  21st Armd. Regt. He died Aug 8, 1944.at 31 years of age. He was buried at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France. His name is listed on the Medicine Hat cenotaph in Riverside Park.
  • Plaque– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.

2163 Major Robert Hall Laidlaw (RMC 1930) was the son of Lorne Nelson Laidlaw and May Hall Laidlaw, of Medicine Hat, Alberta. He earned a Diploma for Business Administration (University of Western Ontario). He served with the Governor General's Foot Guards, R.C.A.C.,  21st Armd. Regt. He died Aug 8, 1944.at 31 years of age. He was buried at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France.
  • Family Memorial– LAIDLAW
LORNE NELSON 1882-1946
MAY HALL 1885-1976
MAJ. ROBERT HALL 1913-1944
KILLED IN ACTION - CAEN
DR. LORNA JANE 1915-2007

[MEMORIAL MARKER with family - located at the Hillside Cemetery in Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada)
  • Grave marker– 2163 Major Robert Hall Laidlaw (RMC 1930) was the son of Lorne Nelson Laidlaw and May Hall Laidlaw, of Medicine Hat, Alberta. He earned a Diploma for Business Administration (University of Western Ontario). He served with the Governor General's Foot Guards, R.C.A.C.,  21st Armd. Regt. He died Aug 8, 1944.at 31 years of age. He was buried at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France.

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