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Robert Henry Rawlinson

In memory of:

Guardsman Robert Henry Rawlinson

August 14, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/63037

Force:

Army

Unit:

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

Division:

21st Armd. Regt.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 424 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

VI. E. 4.

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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  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– R.H. Rawlinson B/63037

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    Grave Marker – R.H. Rawlinson B/63037
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Tablet– Robert Henry Rawlinson's name is included on this memorial tablet in St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003.

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    Memorial Tablet – Robert Henry Rawlinson's name is included on this memorial tablet in St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003.
  • St. John's Anglican Church– St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003.

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    St. John's Anglican Church – St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003.
  • Photo of Robert Rawlinson– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of Robert Rawlinson – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Western Technical School– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Western Technical School – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial Plaque– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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