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Archie Isbister

In memory of:

Rifleman Archie Isbister

June 6, 1944
In the field

Military Service


Service Number:

L/105938

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Regina Rifle Regiment

Additional Information


Born:

January 31, 1914
Shell Lake, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

May 10, 1943
Regina, Saskatchewan

Son of James D. and Harriet Isbister. Husband of Edith Isbister, of Eldred, Saskatchewan.

Cousin of Rifleman Vern Colin Isbister, who died while serving with the Regina Rifle Regiment and Rifleman Russel Rudolph Isbister, who died while serving with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.

Commemorated on Page 343 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 26.

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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  • Photo of Archie Isbiester– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– Bayeux Memorial - August 2012
  • Inscription– Inscription on the Bayeux Memorial - August 2012
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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