Royal Canadian Artillery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery - Roll of Honour 1939-47

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  1. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: PAPPELBAUM, SYDNEY SOL
    Rank: Captain
    Date of Death: 27/03/1945
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 14 Field Regt
    Grave Reference: XVII. H. 14.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Leon and Martha Pappelbaum. B. Com. (McGill).

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  2. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: FARENCHIK, RUDOLF L.
    Rank: Gunner
    Service No: B/9684
    Date of Death: 15/12/1945
    Age: 24
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Grave Reference: XVII. D. 14.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of John and Susan Farenchik, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.

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  3. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: GREENLY, ALVIN JOHN
    Rank: Lieutenant
    Date of Death: 14/10/1944
    Age: 29
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 5 Field Regt.
    Grave Reference: XVII. D. 11.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Joseph Matthew and Mabel Lillian Greenly; husband of Marion Kathleen Greenly, of Windsor, Ontario.

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  4. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: KNEZOVICH, WALLACE ALEXANDER
    Rank: Gunner
    Service No: K/15376
    Date of Death: 29/03/1945
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 1 Rocket Bty.
    Grave Reference: XVII. D. 7.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY

    No mention of Gunner Knezovich’s death in the War Diary of 1 Rocket Battery.

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  5. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: KIBLER, JOHN FREDERICK
    Rank: Major
    Date of Death: 12/02/1945
    Age: 30
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 12 Field Regt.
    Grave Reference: XI. F. 12.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of W. A. Kibler, and of Edna M. Kibler, of Listowel, Ontario.

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  6. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: RITHALER, GEORGE
    Rank: Gunner
    Service No: L/103558
    Date of Death: 20/02/1945
    Age: 27
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 3 Anti-Tank Regt.
    Grave Reference: XI. E. 15.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Husband of K. Rithaler.

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  7. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: GILMAN, PAUL REGINALD
    Rank: Lance Bombardier
    Service No: D/7577
    Date of Death: 21/02/1945
    Age: 21
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 14 Field Regt.
    Grave Reference: XI. E. 14.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Reginald Trevor and Marguerite Gilman, of Mayne Island, British Columbia.

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  8. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: BRADLEY, JOHN
    Rank: Gunner
    Service No: M/51511
    Date of Death: 24/02/1945
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 19 Field Regt.
    Grave Reference: XI. C. 4.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Husband of Muriel Bradley, of Calgary, Alberta.

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  9. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: BRYDE, NELSON
    Rank: Lance Bombardier
    Service No: L/61813
    Date of Death: 08/09/1945
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 8 Lt. A.A. Regt.
    Grave Reference: XI. C. 1.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: CRAIG, FREDERICK JAMES
    Rank: Gunner
    Service No: A/107936
    Date of Death: 29/03/1945
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Grave Reference: XI. B. 6.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY

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  11. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: TOWNSLEY, ALAN RONALD (RON)
    Rank: Captain
    Date of Death: 29/03/1945
    Age: 24
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 3 Anti-Tank Regt.
    Grave Reference: XI. B. 1.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of William Allen Townsley and Elizabeth Lilian Townsley, of Vancouver, British Columbia; husband of Helen Ruth Townsley (nee Plomb), of South Kensington, London, England.

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  12. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: BRUCK, JOHN JAMES
    Rank: Bombardier
    Service No: L/11156
    Date of Death: 26/02/1945
    Age: 24
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 6 Field Regt.
    Grave Reference: XI. A. 6.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of John and Mary Bruck, of Flat Valley, Saskatchewan.

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  13. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: LAMIRANDE, JOSEPH REAL
    Rank: Gunner
    Service No: D/11257
    Date of Death: 24/02/1945
    Age: 24
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 4 Medium Regt.
    Grave Reference: XI. A. 4.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Louis and Rose Anna Lamirande, of Louiseville, Province of Quebec

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: COX, WILLIAM
    Rank: Bombardier
    Service No: A/28305
    Date of Death: 24/03/1945
    Age: 31
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 12 Field Regt.
    Awards: B E M
    Grave Reference: V. H. 15.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Robert and Mary Cox; husband of Gladys Wedgewood Cox, of Guelph, Ontario.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: GORDANIER, HARVEY
    Rank: Sergeant
    Service No: M/3226
    Date of Death: 13/03/1945
    Age: 30
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 1 Radar Bty.
    Grave Reference: V. G. 10.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Fredrick and Jessie Gordanier; husband of Marie Josephine Gordanier, of Calgary, Alberta.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: WAYNERT, ELVIN THEODORE
    Rank: Gunner
    Service No: L/65264
    Date of Death: 15/03/1945
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 13 Field Regt.
    Grave Reference: V. G. 8.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY

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  17. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    Rob,
    Great work

    :poppy: Lest We Forget :poppy:
     
  18. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: GIBBS, HAROLD EDWARD
    Rank: Gunner
    Service No: B/22375
    Date of Death: 24/03/1945
    Age: 28
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 19 Field Regt.
    Grave Reference: V. D. 2.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of George and Daisy Gibbs, of Brantford, Ontario; husband of Florence E. Gibbs, of Brantford

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: McKAY, FRANK
    Rank: Bombardier
    Service No: M/3809
    Date of Death: 23/03/1945
    Age: 26
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 4 Lt. A.A. Regt.
    Grave Reference: V. D. 1.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of John McKay, and of Fanny McKay, of Steep Creek, Saskatchewan.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: GOODZ, PETE
    Rank: Gunner
    Service No: H/92387
    Date of Death: 16/02/1945
    Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Artillery
    Unit: 4 Field Regt.
    Grave Reference: V. A. 15.
    Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Mrs. A. Goodz, of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

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