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George Albert Scaife

In memory of:

Private George Albert Scaife

August 19, 1942
Dieppe, France

Military Service

Service Number:

H/20729

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

Additional Information

Born:

July 17, 1911
York, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

October 9, 1940
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Albert and Jane Scaife of Mather, Manitoba.

Brother of Corporal Lawrence Chester Scaife, who died on D-Day while serving with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.

Commemorated on Page 112 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BERGEN GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Plot 1. Row A. Grave 17.

Location:

Bergen is on the coast 6 kilometres north-west of Alkmaar and 43 kilometres north-north-west of Amsterdam, lying 3 kilometres west of the main Alkmaar-Den Helder road. The BERGEN GENERAL CEMETERY is on the north-eastern outskirts of Bergen, in the road known as Kerkedijk. The British plots are in the south-eastern part of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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

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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
  • 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

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    Newspaper Clipping
    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 GEORGE ALBERT SCAIFE– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of GEORGE ALBERT SCAIFE – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Grave marker from George Scaife´s grave at Bergen General Cemetery, The Netherlands.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Grave marker from George Scaife´s grave at Bergen General Cemetery, The Netherlands.
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Photo of George Scaife– Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of George Scaife
    Photo of George Scaife – Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of George Scaife– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of George Scaife
    Photo of George Scaife – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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