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Military service
Service number:
B/138240
Age:
24
Rank:
Rifleman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Death:
June 17, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XVI. E. 12.
Additional information
Son of Alfred and Josephine Willett, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Gerald Leslie Willett
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Grave Marker
This photo of Rfn Willett's gravemarker was taken by Padre Craig Cameron of The QOR of C on June 6th, 2003. -
Newspaper clipping
This obituary of Rfn Willett was obtained from a microfilm copy of a 1944 Toronto newspaper by Padre Craig Cameron. -
Newspaper clipping
This image of Rfn Willett was printed in a Toronto newspaper in 1944 along with an obituary notice and preserved in a collection by Mrs. Ula Richardson. -
37 Canadians Place
The town of Authie, France honoured 37 Canadian soldiers by naming a street after them. The young Canadians, mostly from the Maritimes, were part of the D-Day invasion and were killed while trying to liberate the town from the Germans. -
Plaque
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Photo 2 of 37 Canadians Place
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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) -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star December 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star December 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram December 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gerald Leslie Willett
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gerald Leslie Willett
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gerald Leslie Willett
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gerald Leslie Willett
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gerald Leslie Willett
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gerald Leslie Willett
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gerald Leslie Willett
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gerald Leslie Willett
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gerald Leslie Willett
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 478 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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