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Michael Joseph McAlinden

In memory of:

Sergeant Michael Joseph McAlinden

August 10, 1944
In the field

Military Service


Service Number:

B/93611

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Artillery

Division:

5 Anti-Tank Regt.

Honours and Awards:

Mentioned in Despatches

Additional Information


Born:

August 25, 1921
Newry, Ireland

Enlistment:

September 9, 1939
Toronto, Ontario

Husband of Cora A. McAlinden, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 381 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 1.

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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  • Bayeux Memorial– August 2012
  • Inscription– Bayeux Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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