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Military service
Service number:
E/21366
Age:
22
Rank:
Gunner
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Artillery
Division:
19 Field Regiment
Birth:
March 16, 1922
Sudbury, Ontario
Enlistment:
July 8, 1940
Levis, Québec
Death:
June 6, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
V. C. 8.
Additional information
Son of John and Mary McHughen, of Sudbury, Ontario. Brother of Telegraphist Lawrence Joseph McHughen who served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve and who died on April 25, 1943.
Digital gallery of Gunner Bernard Thomas McHughen
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Memorial
The memorial is dedicated in memory of Canadians who lost their lives while storming Juno Beach on June 6, 1944. They were members of the North Shore Regiment, Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadian Engineers and the Royal Canadian Artilery. This memorial is located in St-Aubin-ser-mer, France. -
Grave Marker
A photograph of the headstone at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. May he rest in peace. (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
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Attestation paper
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Letter
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Letter
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Circumstances of death
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Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Gunner Bernard Thomas McHughen
Digital gallery of
Gunner Bernard Thomas McHughen
Digital gallery of
Gunner Bernard Thomas McHughen
Digital gallery of
Gunner Bernard Thomas McHughen
Digital gallery of
Gunner Bernard Thomas McHughen
Digital gallery of
Gunner Bernard Thomas McHughen
Digital gallery of
Gunner Bernard Thomas McHughen
Digital gallery of
Gunner Bernard Thomas McHughen
Digital gallery of
Gunner Bernard Thomas McHughen
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 387 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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