June 7 1944 Casualties Nova Scotia

Remembering World War II

Nova Scotia Casualties - June 7, 1944

D-Day, June 6, 1944, was only the beginning of the struggle to liberate France. On June 7, the Canadians began to push inland against vicious German counter-attacks. Ahead, lay eleven more month of hard fighting of the Normandy Campaign. On June 7, 1944, the world was grappling with the aftermath of one of the most pivotal events of the 20th century, the D-Day landings. As the echoes of the Normandy invasion resonated across the beaches of France, a profound and somber reality set in: the cost of freedom was etched in the sacrifices of thousands. We endeavour to remember and honor the men who laid down their lives on that fateful day. The list of casualties from June 7, 1944, serves as a poignant reminder of the human toll exacted by the pursuit of liberty. Each name represents a story, a family, and a dream cut short on the shores of Normandy. In sharing this roster of heroes, we pay tribute to their courage, resilience, and unwavering commitment to a cause greater than themselves. Beyond the immediate aftermath of D-Day, the Normandy campaign unfolded as a protracted struggle against formidable odds. From the hedgerows of the Cotentin Peninsula to the pivotal Battle of the Falaise Pocket, the Allies faced tenacious German resistance. This eleven month campaign was marked by moments of triumph and tragedy, strategic brilliance and heart- wrenching loss. It was a relentless pursuit of victory that ultimately paved the way for the liberation of Western Europe. Nova Scotia Casualties Normandy Campaign - June 7, 1944 * opens to Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Bellefontaine, Oswald Joseph Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders Bigelow, Fred Vincent Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders Brown, Lorne Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders Brown, Wallace Hilton Flight Lieutenant Royal Canadian Air Force Carter, Henry Thomas Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders Casey, Cornelius John Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders Clattenburg, Demos Theodore Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Crowe, Ivan Lee Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Dalling, Freeman Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Daries, Foster Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Davidson, Thomas Roy Corporal North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Deveau, Joseph Edward Albert Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders Doherty, Walter Michael Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Doucette, Charles Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders Fleet, Lambert Avery Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Fraser, Fredrick Charles Captain North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Glenn, Ernest Logan Sapper Royal Canadian Engineers * Gosse, Silby Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Holm, Gordon Thygesen Corporal North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Izzard, William Lyall Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders Jordan, George Ernest Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Julian, Anthony Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Keeping, Reginald Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Langley, John Herbert Lieutenant North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Levy, Arnold Nelson Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * MacDonald, Charles John Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * MacDonald, Ewan Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * MacDonald, Hugh Allen Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * MacIntyre, Joseph Francis Corporal North Nova Scotia Highlanders * MacKenzie, Floyd Edwin Corporal North Nova Scotia Highlanders MacKenzie, Malcolm Trooper Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment * MacKinnon, James William Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * MacPherson, George Roderick Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * MacRae, Roderick Norman Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Mawhinney, John Robert Pilot Officer 550 RAF Squadron, RCAF * McGinnis, William Joseph Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * MacIntyre, Joseph Francis Corporal North Nova Scotia Highlanders * McKeil, Hollis Leslie Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * McKenzie, Claude Scott Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * McNaughton, George Richard Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Metcalfe, John Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Mont, Thomas Edward Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Moore, Raymond Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Moss, James Alvin Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Nichol, William Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Oikle, Winslow Earl Corporal 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion O’Leary, Gerard James Corporal North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Parsons, Albert Private Highland Light Infantry of Canada * Penney, Harold Joseph Lance Corporal North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Reynolds, Henry Edward Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Riggs, Cecil Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Riggs, Thomas Murdoch Corporal North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Schurman, Layton Oliver Sergeant North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Tobin, Douglas Vincent Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Webster, James Stanley Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Williams, James Patrick Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Willigar, Gerald Rolland Stanley Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders * Wright, Albert Willard Private North Nova Scotia Highlanders *