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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

James Tocher

In memory of:

Lance Corporal James Tocher

July 21, 1944
In the field

Military Service


Service Number:

H/20073

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

Additional Information


Born:

February 17, 1918
Moosomin, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

April 4, 1940
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Commemorated on Page 463 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 27, 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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  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Commerative Headstone in Moosomin South Cemetery, Moosomin, SK.
  • Memorial– Bayeux Memorial - August 2012
  • Inscription– Inscription on the Bayeux Memorial - August 2012
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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