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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

John Escher

In memory of:

Corporal John Escher

July 13, 1944
In the field, France

Military Service


Service Number:

D/72280

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Regiment of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information


Born:

August 20, 1921
Lanchock, Hungary

Enlistment:

October 4, 1941
Montreal, Quebec

Son of John Escher from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 301 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

Panel 21, Column 3.

Location:

The Bayeux Memorial is located on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware, in the south-western outskirts of the town of Bayeux, in Normandy, about 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. The memorial was erected in honour of the 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and who have no known grave.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– Bayeux Memorial - August 2012
  • Inscription– Panel on Bayeux Memorial to the Missing.
  • Inscription– Inscription on the Bayeux Memorial - August 2012
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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