In memory of

Private

Trygve Furulie

who died on 20 Jul 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit South Saskatchewan Regiment
  Rank Private
  Service number L67636
  Date of death 19440720
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  L67636 Private (South Saskatchewan Regiment) Trygve Furulie (b.1912) of Halbrite was KIA 19440720 at Verrières Ridge and is buried at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian war cemetery, Calvados, France. He was the son of Aslak and Andrine Furulie who came from Molde, More, Norway. Trygve farmed with his family and also spent two years as a messman at the BCATP school at Mossbank before enlisting at Regina early in 1943.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 36 - Cymri
  Cemetery or memorial location Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian war cemetery, Calvados, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) ------
  Geo-memorial Furulie Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 59.6333°N / 108.75°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74N10
  Geo-memorial details Northwest of Uranium City.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19120625
  Place of birth Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norway    
  Date of enlistment 19430208
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Halbrite    
  Occupation farmer
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