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Military service
Service number:
B/65621
Age:
20
Rank:
Rifleman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Death:
September 30, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
1. G. 2.
Additional information
Son of Henry and Rosina Sherlock, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Harry James Sherlock
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Photo of Harry James Sherlock
Rifleman Sherlock joined the Queen's Own Rifles Band as a twelve-year old. He became a part of the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion in June 1942 and was sent to England in late 1942. Rifleman Sherlock served in Support Company and survived D-Day and the Normandy campaign. He was killed in the attack on Calais. -
Obituary
This obituary of Rifleman Sherlock was obtained by Mrs Josie McQuade from a Toronto newspaper in 1944. -
Gravemarker
This photo of Rifleman Sherlock's gravemarker at the Calais Canadian War Cemetery in Leubringhen, France, was taken by Padre Cameron in June 1997. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram February 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Harry James Sherlock
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Harry James Sherlock
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Harry James Sherlock
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Harry James Sherlock
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Harry James Sherlock
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Harry James Sherlock
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 442 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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