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Robert James McCormick

In memory of:

Private Robert James McCormick

September 18, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

B/76697

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Toronto Scottish Regiment (M.G.), R.C.I.C.

Additional Information


Born:

April 2, 1921
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

February 28, 1940
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Hugh and Irene McCormick of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Ellen Margaret McCormick, of Newhaven, Sussex.

Commemorated on Page 383 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

Plot R. Grave 11.

Location:

CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY is a civil cemetery lying on the south of the main road to Dunkerque. Follow the A16 autoroute from Calais to Dunkirk. Come off at Junction 19 in the direction of Merck and follow the road to the junction. Turn left into Calais at junction and follow the road for approximately 3 kilometres. The Communal Cemetery is on the left hand side of the road, 50 metres after the traffic lights. To find the Commonwealth War Graves, proceed along the main pathway to the rear left hand side of the Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Pte. Robert James McCormick is remembered on the McCormick family memorial located at St. James Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
  • Inscription
  • Calais Southern Cemetery
  • Grave Marker
  • Grave Marker Inscription
  • Calais Southern Cemetery
  • Calais Southern Cemetery
  • Calais Southern Cemetery
  • Calais Southern Cemetery
  • Calais Southern Cemetery
  • Calais Southern Cemetery

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