Herman Edward Burke
1918 - 1944 (25 years)-
Name Herman Edward Burke [1] Birth 12 Dec 1918 Thurso, Québec, Canada 
[2] Gender Male Occupation 1941 [2] Truck driver Enlisted 15 Jan 1941 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [2] Residence 15 Jan 1941 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [2] Address:
82 Murray StreetBurial 1944 Calvados, France, [1] Address:
Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery- Grave Reference: XVIII. F. 15.
This cemetery lies on the west side of the main road from Caen to Falaise (route N158) and just north of the village of Cintheaux. Bretteville-sur-Laize is a village and commune in the department of the Calvados, some 16 kilometres south of Caen. The village of Bretteville lies 3 kilometres south-west of the Cemetery. Buried here are those who died during the later stages of the battle of Normandy, the capture of Caen and the thrust southwards (led initially by the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish Armoured Divisions), to close the Falaise Gap, and thus seal off the German divisions fighting desperately to escape being trapped west of the Seine. Almost every unit of Canadian 2nd Corps is represented in the Cemetery. There are about 3,000 allied forces casualties of the Second World War commemorated in this site.
Death 14 Aug 1944 [1] Obittuary Aft 14 Aug 1944 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [1] - The Ottawa Journal
Obittuary 20 Sep 1944 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [3] - The Ottawa Citizen
FACT 21st Armd. Regt. [1] FACT Army [1] FACT C/58783 [1] FACT Governor General's Foot Guards, R.C.A.C. [1] FACT Guardsman Person ID I126082 Lower Town Last Modified 29 Sep 2021
Mother Blanche Binette Family ID F48206 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Grave Reference: XVIII. F. 15.
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Notes - Son of Eddie and Blanche Burke of Thurso, Quebec. Husband of Edna Burke of Thurso. [1]
- Commemorated on Page 263 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance . Request a copy
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