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Military service
Service number:
126411
Age:
24
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Fort Garry Horse, R.C.A.C.
Division:
10th Armd. Regt.
Death:
July 6, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XI. A. 8.
Additional information
Son of James R. and Anne H. McLean, of McCreary, Manitoba. Middle-weight Boxing Champion, 5th Canadian Armd. Div., 1942.
Digital gallery of Sergeant William James McLean
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Newspaper clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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) -
Attestation paper
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Circumstances of death
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Letter
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Telegram
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Letter
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Photo
Photo found in William's military service file. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James McLean
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James McLean
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James McLean
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James McLean
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James McLean
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James McLean
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James McLean
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James McLean
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James McLean
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 389 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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