In memory of

Private

Alfred Edward Beeds

who died on 21 Jul 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
  Rank Private
  Service number L86891
  Date of death 19440721
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  L86891 Private (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Alfred Edward Beeds (b.1912) of Boutin was KIA 19440721 during the push to Falaise and is commemorated on the Bayeux Memorial for soldiers who died in the invasion of Normandy, France, but have no known grave. He was the son of Edwin and Helena (Isbister) Beeds who homesteaded NW20-50-6-W3 on the edge of the Ahtahkakoop reserve north of Mont Nebo. Alfred was working his own farm north of Mont Nebo when he enlisted at Prince Albert early in 1942.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 494 - Canwood
  Cemetery or memorial location Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) ------
  Geo-memorial Beeds Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 55.5167°N / 106.1333°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 73O9
  Geo-memorial details East of Pinehouse.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19120520
  Place of birth Mont Nebo    
  Date of enlistment 19420327
  Place of enlistment Prince Albert    
  Residence on enlistment Boutin    
  Occupation farmer
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