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Private Delmar James Robert “Del” McClean Veteran

Birth: 14 Sep 1924
Watrous, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death: 26 Feb 1945 (aged 20)
Burial: Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery and Memorial

Groesbeek, Berg en Dal Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot: IX. F. 9.
Memorial ID: 12904410 View Source

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Military Service

Service Number: L/3016

Age: 20

Force: Army

Unit: The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

Division: 1st Bn.

The family was farming in Robinhood, Saskatchewan when Delmar lied about his age and enlisted in Saskatoon on Nov 19, 1941 (he was still only 17 years old). He was killed during Operation Blockbuster (the final push into Germany).

Del is also remembered on a family marker at Robinhood Cemetery in Robinhood, Saskatchewan.

Military Service

Service Number: L/3016

Age: 20

Force: Army

Unit: The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

Division: 1st Bn.

Del is also remembered on a family marker at Robinhood Cemetery in Robinhood, Saskatchewan.

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HIS BODY IS BURIED IN PEACE; BUT HIS NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

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