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Hector John Lamont

In memory of:

Trooper Hector John Lamont

July 25, 1944
In the field

Military Service


Service Number:

A/627

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

1st Hussars, R.C.A.C.

Division:

6th Armd. Regt.

Additional Information


Born:

July 29, 1921
Seaforth, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 3, 1941
London, Ontario

Son of Archibald and Margaret Lamont, of Seaforth, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 358 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

Panel 19, Column 2.

Location:

The Bayeux Memorial is located on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware, in the south-western outskirts of the town of Bayeux, in Normandy, about 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. The memorial was erected in honour of the 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and who have no known grave.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Inscription– Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– The Toronto Star April 20, 1945, page 18
  • Newspaper Clipping– The Toronto Star April 20, 1945, page 18

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