Citation(s);
Military service
Age:
47
Rank:
Major
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
October 7, 1896
Black River Bridge, New Brunswick
Enlistment:
June 7, 1940
Chatham, New Brunswick
Death:
June 6, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. G. 8.
Additional information
Son of John Archibald and Maria MacNaughton, of Black River Bridge, New Brunswick. Husband of Grace Helen MacNaughton, of Black River Bridge.
Mrs. Grace MacNaughton was a member of the Remembrance Association, Silver Cross Women of Canada, Wheat City Chapter, Brandon, Manitoba.
Heritage Minutes, D-Day. On June 6, 1944, Canadian Forces landed on Juno Beach.
Additional citations
MacNAUGHTON, John Archibald, Major, ED - Mention in Despatches - Infantry (North Shore [New Brunswick] Regiment) - awarded as per Canada Gazette and CARO/5324, both dated 3 February 1945, Efficiency Decoration.
Digital gallery of Major John Archibald MacNaughton
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Photo of John Archibald MacNaughton
Major John Archibald MacNaughton, killed on D-Day while bravely and dutifully commanding troops onto the bloody beaches of Normandy, France. Image gathered from the collection of the late Richard Walsh, former history department head at James M. Hill Memorial High School, Miramichi, NB. -
Attestation Papers
J.A. MacNaughton's attestation papers from World War I, page 1, gathered from the National Archives of Canada, online. [Available at data2.archives.ca] Yes, Archie MacNaughton bravely served his country in both World Wars, and was tragically mowed down while leading men twenty years his junior onto the beaches of Normandy in 1944. -
Back of the Attestation Paper
J.A. MacNaughton's attestation papers from World War I, page 2. Available from <data2.archives.ca>, the online database of the National Archives. Yes, Archie MacNaughton bravely served his country in both World Wars, and was tragically mowed down while leading men twenty years his junior onto the beaches of Normandy in 1944. -
Photo of Regiment Group
North Shore (NB) Regiment, taken likely in England, January 1944. J.A. MacNaughton, Maj., is seated, legs crossed, in the second row from the front, listed as Commanding Officer of the company. Five months after this photograph was taken, Monsignor R. M. Hickey, Chaplain of the North Shore Reg't, would, as he later wrote, "bury Archie near a blossoming hedge, where the shore gently dipped to kiss the noisy waves on the beaches of Normandy." -
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. -
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) -
Biography
In 2011, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars. -
Biography
In 2011, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars. -
Biography
In 2011, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars. -
Biography
In 2011, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars. -
Biography
In 2011, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars. -
Biography
In 2011, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars. -
Grave Marker
Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Gravemarker
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Cemetery
Stone of Remembrance - Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Entrance - Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From the Saint John (New Brunswick) Telegraph Journal newspaper c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
From the New Brunswick Royal Canadian Legion Military Service Recognition Book. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
From the New Brunswick Royal Canadian Legion Military Service Recognition Book. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the New Brunswick Royal Canadian Legion Military Service Recognition Book. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
From the New Brunswick Royal Canadian Legion Military Service Recognition Book. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Major John Archibald MacNaughton
Digital gallery of
Major John Archibald MacNaughton
Digital gallery of
Major John Archibald MacNaughton
Digital gallery of
Major John Archibald MacNaughton
Digital gallery of
Major John Archibald MacNaughton
Digital gallery of
Major John Archibald MacNaughton
Digital gallery of
Major John Archibald MacNaughton
Digital gallery of
Major John Archibald MacNaughton
Digital gallery of
Major John Archibald MacNaughton
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 375 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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