CLAPPERTON, RUSSELL HAIGH

Originating from: Bestwick British Columbia Canada
Date of birth (dd-mm-yyyy): 09-05-1920
Born in: Kamloops British Columbia Canada
Parents: John Alexander Clapperton and Isabella Duncan Clapperton-Smith
Date of death (dd-mm-yyyy): 17-10-1944
Age at death: 24 jaar
Reason of death: When a 60cwt truck full of holidaymakers returning from Brussels, with him in it, was shot at near Brasschaat.
Presumed place of death: Brasschaat, Belgium.
Temporary cemetery: Holland Vredehof cemetery in Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Final cemetery: Canadian War Cemetery
Grave number (plot, row, grave): 05 G 03
Rank: Sergeant
Service number: K/42470
Country served: Canada