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Irvin Roger Paulson

In memory of:

Private Irvin Roger Paulson

June 7, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

H/1432

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information


Son of Johann H. and Sarah Paulson, of Winnipegosis, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 413 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

VII. H. 15.

Location:

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.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of Irvin Roger Paulson– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Telegram– Telegram notifying Irvin Paulson's sister (Olga Paulson) of his passing.  Olga was stationed at Shilo MB base when she received this notification.
  • Group Photo– Irvin Paulson & Olga Paulson (siblings enlisted in the army) - circa 1943
  • Group Photo– Olga Paulson (nee Stoneman), Krisjan (Kris) Walterson, Irvin Paulson, Evelyn Saunders (nee Sawyer) - circa 1943.  Irvin and Olga (siblings) are cousins of Evelyn and Kris.
  • Letter– Page 1 of letter from Irvin Paulson to sister Olga Paulson, dated March 12, 1944.
  • Letter– Page 2 of letter from Irvin Paulson to sister Olga Paulson, dated March 12, 1944.
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker (2010) at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery located outside Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens)
  • 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)

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