In memory of

Corporal

Norman Ernest Frank Brinsdon

who died on 20 Jul 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit South Saskatchewan Regiment
  Rank Corporal
  Service number L12717
  Date of death 19440720
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  L12717 Corporal (South Saskatchewan Regiment) Norman Ernest Frank Brinsdon (b.1921) of Moose Jaw was KIA 19440720. Brinsdon survived the Dieppe raid, but perished at Verrières Ridge and is buried at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian war cemetery, Calvados, France. He was the son of Frank and Elsie Brinsdon and was working as a service station attendant when he enlisted at Weyburn in 1940. Norman married Ivy Violet of Camberwell, Greater London, England, after going overseas.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 161 - Moose Jaw
  Cemetery or memorial location Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian war cemetery, Calvados, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) Moose Jaw
  Geo-memorial Brinsdon Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 56.1333°N / 104.1333°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74A1
  Geo-memorial details West of Brabant Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19210121
  Place of birth Moose Jaw    
  Date of enlistment 19400405
  Place of enlistment Weyburn    
  Residence on enlistment Moose Jaw    
  Occupation garageman
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