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William Travis Manship

In memory of:

Private William Travis Manship

August 14, 1944
In the field

Military Service


Service Number:

G/1791

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

South Saskatchewan Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information


Born:

October 3, 1917
Dorchester, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

August 4, 1943
Frederiction, New Brunswick

Son of James and Margaret Manship.

Husband of Anna Mae Manship.

Commemorated on Page 378 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 27, 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.

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  • Inscription– William J. Manship's name on the Bayeux Memorial
  • Memorial– Inscription on the Dorchester War Memorial, Dorchester NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)

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