| 1920. CLIFFORD JOHN CUSHING |
| Sex: M
Birth: 1908 in Canada Death: 30 July 1944 Battle of Normandy, France CLIFFORD JOHN CUSHING Lance Corporal who died on July 30, 1944. Service Number: L/53281 Age: 24 Force: Army Regiment: 14th Canadian Hussars, R.C.A.C. Unit: 8th Reconnaissance Regt. Citation: N/A Additional Information: Son of George C. and Sarah M. Cushing, of Regina, Saskatchewan. Honours and Awards: N/A Cemetery: BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Calvados, France Grave Reference: III. E. 8. Location: This cemetery lies on the west side of the main road from Caen to Falaise (route N158) about 14 kilometres south of Caen and just north of the village of Cintheaux. Bretteville-sur-Laize is a village and commune in the department of the Calvados, some 16 kilometres south of Caen and just north of the village of Cintheaux. The village of Bretteville lies 3 kilometres south-west of the Cemetery. Buried here are those who died during the later stages of the battle of Normandy, the capture of Caen and the thrust southwards (led initially by the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish Armoured Divisions), to close the Falaise Gap, and thus seal off the German divisions fighting desperately to escape being trapped west of the Seine. Almost every unit of Canadian 2nd Corps is represented in the Cemetery. There are about 3,000 allied forces casualties of the Second World War commemorated in this site. Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Father: George C. Cushing b: 16 March 1881 in Kenilworth, Ontario, Canada Mother: Sarah M. (Cushing) of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Sources: 1. The Canadian Virtual War Memorial, http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem/Detail&casualty=2332005 |