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Son of Robert and Etta (nee Lee) Westlake.
Brother of Private George Westlake, who died while serving with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and of Rifleman Thomas Westlake, who served with Albert in the Queens Own Rifles of Canada and died on the same day, in the same battle. Thomas and Albert are buried next to each other in the Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery. Their brother George died seven days before them.
1939-45 Star, France-Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45.
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Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
This photo of Rfn Westlake''s gravemarker was taken by Padre Craig Cameron of The QOR of C on June 6th, 2003.
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Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
This obituary for three Westlake brothers who were killed in Normandy appeared in a 1944 Toronto newspaper. It was obtained from a microfilm copy.
Courtesy: Padre Craig Cameron - QOR of C
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Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
Plaque commemorating the three Westlake brothers, George, Thomas and Albert that were all killed during the Second World War, June 1944. The Plaque is located in a Park in Toronto, Ontario, which was renamed in their honor, June 9, 1996.
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Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
Uncle Albert in uniform just before going overseas in December 1943.
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Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
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Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
Edward Westlake and Johnny Westlake, the two surviving Westlake brothers. The two were originally from a family of 8 boys (two boys died in infancy, and another at a very young age). Albert, George and Thomas Westlake were all killed in June 1944. The sons of Robert and Esther Westlake, all of the boys were excellent athletes.
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Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
Photo courstey of the Maple Leaf Foods Company Archives.
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Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens)
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Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
Three brothers buried at Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery: Thomas, George and Albert Westlake. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
From a World War 2 issue of the St. Catharines Standard c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Albert Norman Westlake
The three Westlake brothers, George, Thomas and Albert were all killed and buried at Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War cemetery.
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This photo of Rfn Westlake''s gravemarker was taken by Padre Craig Cameron of The QOR of C on June 6th, 2003.
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This obituary for three Westlake brothers who were killed in Normandy appeared in a 1944 Toronto newspaper. It was obtained from a microfilm copy. Courtesy: Padre Craig Cameron - QOR of C
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Plaque commemorating the three Westlake brothers, George, Thomas and Albert that were all killed during the Second World War, June 1944. The Plaque is located in a Park in Toronto, Ontario, which was renamed in their honor, June 9, 1996.
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Uncle Albert in uniform just before going overseas in December 1943.
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Edward Westlake and Johnny Westlake, the two surviving Westlake brothers. The two were originally from a family of 8 boys (two boys died in infancy, and another at a very young age). Albert, George and Thomas Westlake were all killed in June 1944. The sons of Robert and Esther Westlake, all of the boys were excellent athletes.
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Photo courstey of the Maple Leaf Foods Company Archives.
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The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens)
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Three brothers buried at Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery: Thomas, George and Albert Westlake. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From a World War 2 issue of the St. Catharines Standard c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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The three Westlake brothers, George, Thomas and Albert were all killed and buried at Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War cemetery.
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Page 475 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Calvados, France
Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery is about 1 kilometre east of the village of Reviers, on the Creully-Tailleville-Ouistreham road (D.35). Reviers is a village and commune in the Department of the Calvados. It is located 15 kilometres north-west of Caen and 18 kilometres east of Bayeux and 3.5 kilometres south of Courseulles, a village on the sea coast. The village of Beny-sur-Mer is some 2 kilometres south-east of the cemetery. The bus service between Caen and Arromanches (via Reviers and Ver-sur-Mer) passes the cemetery.
It was on the coast just to the north that the 3rd Canadian Division landed on 6th June 1944; on that day, 335 officers and men of that division were killed in action or died of wounds. In this cemetery are the graves of Canadians who gave their lives in the landings in Normandy and in the earlier stages of the subsequent campaign. Canadians who died during the final stages of the fighting in Normandy are buried in Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery.
There are a total of 2,048 burials in Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery. There is also one special memorial erected to a soldier of the Canadian Infantry Corps who is known to have been buried in this cemetery, but the exact site of whose grave could not be located.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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