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Son of William George Hilliard Chisnell and Elizabeth Smith, from St-Vital, Manitoba. William was a flight lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Air Force and served in England during the Second World War.
His brother, Sergeant Robert Hilliard Chisnell, service No. R-186823, of the Royal Canadian Air Force, died in training on August 17, 1943, when his bomber crashed near Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England.
Norman served in Canada, Britain and France. He died from injuries sustained on August 14, 1944, near Caen in Normandy. He had 949 days of service, 759 of which were overseas.
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Page 272 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY Calvados, France
The town of Bayeux, in Normandy, lies 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. Bayeux War Cemetery is situated in the south-western outskirts of the town, on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware.
Bayeux is an ancient and historic town of Normandy. Its cathedral was the seat of Bishop Odon, half-brother of William the Conqueror, who took part in the invasion of England; and in it is the tomb of an English soldier of the Hundred Years' War. Bayeux was the first French town of importance to be liberated from the Germans in June 1944.
On the opposite side of the road stands the Bayeux Memorial to 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and have no known grave.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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