Norman Clayton Hanson

Norman Clayton Hanson
(1916-1944)

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Norman Clayton Hanson ¹

Born: 26 Feb 1916, Preeceville, Sask. ¹
Died: 6 Aug 1944, Normandy, France at age 28
Buried: Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, France

bullet General Notes:

died Normandy Invasion , August 1944 in France.

In memory of
Sapper
NORMAN CLAYTON HANSON
who died on August 6, 1944.

Military Service:

Service Number: L/19552
Age: 28
Force: Army
Regiment: Royal Canadian Engineers
Unit: 8 Field Sqn.

Additional Information:
Son of Christian and Nellie Hanson, of Preeceville, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 327 of the
Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Veterans Affairs Canada, The Canadian Virtual War Memorial
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CWGC Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Casualty Details

Name: HANSON, NORMAN C.
Initials: N C
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: Royal Canadian Engineers
Unit Text: 8 Field Sqn.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 06/08/1944
Service No: L/19552
Additional information: Son of Christian and Nellie Hanson, of Preeceville, Saskatchewan.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VII. G. 3.
Cemetery: BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, REVIERS

Cemetery Details
Cemetery: BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, REVIERS
Country: France
Locality: Calvados

Location Information: Reviers is a village lying 18 kilometres east of Bayeux, 15 kilometres north west of Caen and 4 kilometres south of Courseulles-sur-Mer. The cemetery lies on the north side of the main road 1 kilometre east of Reviers.

Historical Information: The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944. Many of those buried in Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery were men of the 3rd Canadian Division who died either on 6 June or during the early days of the advance towards Caen, when the Division engaged a German battle group formed from the 716th Division and the 21st Panzer Division. The cemetery contains 2,048 Second World War burials, the majority Canadian, and 19 of them unidentified.
No. of Identified Casualties: 2030

1 1916 census, Saskatchewan, District 23 Mackenzie, subdistrict 23. :
page 3, Saskatchewan, MacKenzie District 23, Buchanan,
Dwelling number 20, family 21
Anderson, James, Township 33, Range 5, Meridian 2, Municipality: Buchanan, Head, Male, married, age 48, born Ontario, Presbyterian, immigrated 1905, Naturalized 1908, Canadian, Scotch, Farmer, working on own account, Farm
", Jennie, Wife, Female, married, age 38, born United States, Presbyterian, 1905, Canadian, French,
", Vernon, Son, male, single, 19, United States, Presbyterian, 1905, Canadian, Scotch, Farmer's Son
", Earl, Son, male, single, 17, United States, Presbyterian, 1905, Canadian, Scotch, Farmer's Son
Dwelling number 20, family 22
Robinson, Minnie, Head, Female, married, age 22, United States, Presbyterian, 1905,, Canadian, Scotch
", George, Son, male, single, age 3, Saskatchwan, Presbyterian, Canadian, Irish
", Lenore, male, single, age 1, Saskatchwan, Presbyterian, Canadian, Irish,

page 10
Dwelling number 92, family 94
Robinson, John, township 34, range 5, Meridian 2, Preeceville, Head, Male, Single, age 42, born Ontario, Church of England, Canadian, Irish, Farmer on own account, Farm
", Fred, Brother, male, married, age 32, born Ontario, Church of England, Canadian, Irish, Farmer on own account, Farm
", Albert, Brother, male, single, age 34, Ontario, Church of England, Canadian, Irish, Farmer on own account, Farm

page 22
Dwelling number 153, family 218
Hanson, Magnus, township 35, range 5, Meridian2, Preeceville, Head, male, married, age 31, born United States, Lutheran, immigration 1908, naturalization 1911, Canadian, Norwegian, Farmer
", Mollie, wife, female, married, age 28, born United States, Lutheran, immigration 1908, naturalized, Canadian, Norwegian
", Melvin, son, male, single, age 6, born Sask, Lutheran, Canadian
", Melford, son, male, single, age 4, Sask, Lutheran, Canadian
", Pirl, daughter, female, single, age 2, Sask, Lutheran, Canadian

page 22
Dwelling number 216, family 220
Hanson, Elling, twp 35, range 5, meridian 2, Preeceville, Head, male, married, age 33, born United States, Lutheran, immigration 1906, naturalization 1909, Canadian, Norwegian,Farmer
", Annie, wife, female, married, age 32, born United States, immigration 1906, Canadian, Norwegian
", Myrtle, Daughter, female, single, age 5, born Sask, Lutheran, Canadian

page 22, family 221
Hanson, Jacob, twp 35, range 5, meridian 2, Preeceville, Head, male, married, age 69, born Norway, Lutheran, immigration 1906, naturalized 1909, Canadian, Norwegian, Farmer

page22, family 222
Hanson, Martin, twp 35, range 5, meridian 2, Preeceville, Head, male, married, age 34, born United States, Lutheran, immigration 1906, naturalized 1910, Canadian, Norwegian, Farmer
", Christine, sister, female, single, age 28, born United States, Lutheran, immigration 1906, Canadian, Norwegian,

page 22, family 223, Hanson, Joseph, twp 35, range 5, meridian 2, Preeceville, Head, male, single, age 24, born United States, Lutheran, immigration 1906, American, Norwegian, Farmer

page 26, family 265
Hanson, Christopher, twp 35, range 5, meridian 2, Preeceville, Head, male, married, age 34, born United States, Lutheran, immigration 1910, naturalized 1914, Farmer
", Nellie, wife, female, married, age 32, born United States, Lutheran, immigration 1910, Canadian, Norwegian
", Hulda, Daughter, female, single, age 10, born United States, Lutheran, immigration 1910, Canadian, Norwegian
", Lillian, Daughter, female, single, age 8, born United States, Lutheran, immigration 1910, Canadian, Norwegian
", Tena, Daughter, female, single, age 6, born United States, Lutheran, immigration 1910, Canadian, Norwegian
", Willie, Son , male, single, age 4, born Sask, Lutheran, Canadian, Norwegian
", Stellie, Daughter, single, age 2, born Sask, Lutheran, Canadian, Norwegian
", Norman, Son, single, age 4/12, born Sask, Lutheran, Canadian, Norwegian

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