In memory of

Private

Harold Wilfred Mackie

who died on 20 Jul 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit South Saskatchewan Regiment
  Rank Private
  Service number L9536
  Date of death 19440720
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  L9536 Private (South Saskatchewan Regiment) Harold Wilfred Mackie (b.1908) of Moose Jaw was KIA 19440720 at Verrières Ridge and is buried at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian war cemetery, Calvados, France. He was the son of Hannah Mackie of Chase, British Columbia. Harold had logged and fished on the west coast most of his life but had recently landed a labourer's job with the CPR when he enlisted at Moose Jaw in 1941. He had a rap sheet as long as your arm, including at least three civil convictions, and was undoubtedly a prime example of why Canadian troops were sometimes less than loved in the rural areas of Great Britain during their seemingly interminable training. But his file gives no indication that Mackie was anything but a brave soldier who died honourably.
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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) ------
  Geo-memorial Mackie Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 56.35°N / 105.4833°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74A6
  Geo-memorial details Northwest of Nagle Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19080729
  Place of birth Chase, British Columbia    
  Date of enlistment 19410620
  Place of enlistment Moose Jaw    
  Residence on enlistment Moose Jaw    
  Occupation railwayman
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