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Joseph William Hawley

In memory of:

Private Joseph William Hawley

July 25, 1944
In the field

Military Service


Service Number:

K/65337

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

North Nova Scotia Highlanders, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information


Born:

February 21, 1921
Burns Lake, British Columbia

Enlistment:

July 11, 1942
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Fred and Nora P. Hawley, of Tatalrose, British Columbia, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 331 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 23.

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.

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  • Other– Inscription - Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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