Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Francis Terrence O'Donnell
In memory of:
Trooper Francis Terrence O'Donnell
July 30, 1944
Military Service
L/53696
31
Army
14th Canadian Hussars, R.C.A.C.
8th Reconnaissance Regt.
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45
Additional Information
June 9, 1913
Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
March 12, 1941
Regina, Saskatchewan
Son of Michael Joseph and Mary O'Donnell of Piapot, Saskatchewan. Brother of Nora. Husband of Annie (nee Leathwaite) O'Donnell, of Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.
Commemorated on Page 407 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
XIII. G. 4.
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.
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Photo of FRANCIS TERRENCE O'DONNELL – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of FRANCIS TERRENCE O'DONNELL – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of FRANCIS TERRENCE O'DONNELL – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of FRANCIS TERRENCE O'DONNELL – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of FRANCIS TERRENCE O'DONNELL – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Leader Post September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Francis Terrence O'Donnell – Francis Terrence O'Donnell in England.
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