Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Morris George Herbert
In memory of:
Private Morris George Herbert
August 15, 1944
Falaise, France
Military Service
K/10161
22
Army
Canadian Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Additional Information
August 14, 1922
Radville, Saskatchewan
April 5, 1940
Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Son of Frederick G. and Clara J. Herbert, of Victoria, British Columbia. Brother of Lillian Violet, Constance Maude, Harvey Andrew, Alice Victoria, Joyce Elizabeth, Beryl Eleanor and Lois Georgina.
Mrs. Clara Herbert was a member of the Remembrance Association, Silver Cross Women of Canada, Golden West Chapter, Kamloops, British Columbia.
Commemorated on Page 333 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France
XX. A. 8.
This cemetery lies on the west side of the main road from Caen to Falaise (route N158) and just north of the village of Cintheaux. Bretteville-sur-Laize is a village and commune in the department of the Calvados, some 16 kilometres south of Caen. The village of Bretteville lies 3 kilometres south-west of the Cemetery. Buried here are those who died during the later stages of the battle of Normandy, the capture of Caen and the thrust southwards (led initially by the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish Armoured Divisions), to close the Falaise Gap, and thus seal off the German divisions fighting desperately to escape being trapped west of the Seine. Almost every unit of Canadian 2nd Corps is represented in the Cemetery. There are about 3,000 allied forces casualties of the Second World War commemorated in this site.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Morris George Herbert – Uncle Morris when he enlisted. -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Leader Post September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Grave marker – Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery Cintheaux, Calvados in France
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