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Military service
Service number:
C/77933
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
Birth:
February 16, 1921
Alexandria, Ontario
Enlistment:
March 26, 1942
Cornwall, Ontario
Death:
July 20, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XX. F. 4.
Additional information
Son of William and Eva Massia.
Digital gallery of Private George Massia
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Photo of George Massia
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Attestation papers
George Massia Military Record -
Grave Marker
A photograph of the headstone at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Cemetery
The Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, located 20 kilometres south of Caen, France. (J. Stephens) -
Newspaper Clipping
From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of George Massia
My Grandfathers brother, George Massia. I found this photo in a box of old family photos with George's name on it.
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Private George Massia
Digital gallery of
Private George Massia
Digital gallery of
Private George Massia
Digital gallery of
Private George Massia
Digital gallery of
Private George Massia
Digital gallery of
Private George Massia
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 380 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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