Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Sydney Hill
In memory of:
Sergeant Sydney Hill
June 9, 1944
In the field
Military Service
K/57067
40
Army
Canadian Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Additional Information
February 13, 1904
Stirlingshire, Scotland
September 7, 1939
Victoria, British Columbia
Son of Joseph Edward and Alice Mary Hill; husband of Olive Frances Hill, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Commemorated on Page 335 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France
Panel 27, Column 1.
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 – Sergeant Sydney Hill is also commemorated on the Memorial at Putot-en-Bessin, FR … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
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Memorial – his monument is dedicated to the memory of the Canadian soldiers of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and to all other Canadian combatants who played a part in the Liberation of Putot-en-Bessin on 7 June 1944. Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022. -
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Memorial – Bayeux Memorial - August 2012 -
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Inscription – Inscription on the Bayeux Memorial - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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