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William Alfred Seaman

In memory of:

Chaplain 4th Class William Alfred Seaman

July 21, 1944
France

Military Service


Age:

34

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Chaplain Service

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45.

Additional Information


Born:

June 14, 1910
Springfield, Prince Edward Island

Enlistment:

August 2, 1940
Pictou, Nova Scotia

Son of William James Seaman and Sophia Seaman. Husband of Louise Van Duyn Seaman, of Sackville, New Brunswick.

Commemorated on Page 439 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:

XVI. B. 14.

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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  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of WILLIAM ALFRED SEAMAN– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Alfred Seaman– Photo William Alfred Seaman - Photo submitted by On The War Memorial Trail research project.
  • Biography– Mount Allison University, 1935 yearbook, University Graduates, Arts
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Springbrook War Memorial– This war memorial is located in Springbrook, Prince Edward Island.
  • Inscription
  • Memorial– Beechwood National Military Cemetery
Hall of Colours
Military Chaplains stained glass window
  • Memorial– Mount Allison University, plaque honouring students who served, and died, in World War II
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Photo of WILLIAM ALFRED SEAMAN– Photo taken by Roger Shier, April 7, 2017

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