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Military service
Age:
26
Rank:
Captain
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
Birth:
March 18, 1918
Ottawa, Ontario
Enlistment:
September 2, 1939
Ottawa, Ontario
Death:
June 9, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VII. D. 6.
Additional information
Son of Milton and Sophia Courtright of Ottawa, Ontario.
Brother of Trooper Homer Charles Courtright who died on June 26, 1945 while serving with the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards.
Digital gallery of Captain Joseph William Courtright
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Grave Marker
The grave marker (2010) at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery located outside Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens) -
Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens) -
Grave Marker
Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Stone of Remembrance - Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Entrance - Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper Clipping
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
The Ottawa Citizen 14 Mar 1942, Sat ·Page 1
Digital gallery of
Captain Joseph William Courtright
Digital gallery of
Captain Joseph William Courtright
Digital gallery of
Captain Joseph William Courtright
Digital gallery of
Captain Joseph William Courtright
Digital gallery of
Captain Joseph William Courtright
Digital gallery of
Captain Joseph William Courtright
Digital gallery of
Captain Joseph William Courtright
Digital gallery of
Captain Joseph William Courtright
Digital gallery of
Captain Joseph William Courtright
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 280 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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