Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Thomas Ryan
In memory of:
Lance Corporal Thomas Ryan
August 8, 1944
France
Military Service
B/111049
21
Army
Canadian Grenadier Guards, R.C.A.C.
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Additional Information
May 6, 1923
Toronto, Ontario
April 9, 1942
Toronto, Ontario
Son of John and Bridget Ryan, of Toronto, Ontario. Brother of John, James, William and Helen.
Commemorated on Page 435 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France
VIII. F. 6.
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.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Thomas Ryan
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