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Military service
Age:
27
Rank:
Major
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Division:
'C' Company
Death:
April 21, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. C. 4.
Additional information
Son of Osborne Harry and Sarah Littleford; husband of Mary Marguerite Littleford.
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Mentioned in Despatches
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Trained with the militia from 1936 to 1939. Was called to active service with the Royal Canadian Regiment in 1939 and was the Officer Commanding C. Company during the Italian campaign. He was mentioned in Despatches on July 31, 1943, for "gallant action leading his men". He was killed in action on April 21, 1944. -
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Toronto Star "Pages of the Past" online. 1944 Sept 12 -
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Digital gallery of
Major Edward Leonard Littleford
Digital gallery of
Major Edward Leonard Littleford
Digital gallery of
Major Edward Leonard Littleford
Digital gallery of
Major Edward Leonard Littleford
Digital gallery of
Major Edward Leonard Littleford
Digital gallery of
Major Edward Leonard Littleford
Digital gallery of
Major Edward Leonard Littleford
Digital gallery of
Major Edward Leonard Littleford
Digital gallery of
Major Edward Leonard Littleford
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 366 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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