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In Memory of
Mc Cauley, William Joseph, W J
Rank: Private
Service: G/18577
Carleton and York Regiment, R.C.I.C.
who died 22 age
on 22 July 1943

Remembered with honour
AGIRA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY


Born: 20 Ago 1920, Loch Lomond, Saint John County, New Brunswick.

From "Operation Husky" page 352 and 353 by Mark Zuehlke about the patrol where William McCauley was a part of:
"July 23rd proved disastrous for the Carleton and York Regiment. At 1100 hours a twenty-eight man patrol from "A" Company set out to check whether a pink house on a nearby hill was occupied. Sergeant Arthur Wallace Eatman's instructions were to be back by dusk, but the patrol failed to return.
The following day a company strenght patrol went out and found five bodies. These were identified as Eatman and privates Walter James Lapointe, Omar Burton Gallagher, William Joseph McCauley and William Henry Morris. The rest of the platoon was presumed lost as prisoners. Except for one, all later confirmed as having been captured. Private Arlie William Hanson was designated as missing, presumed dead.
What happened to the patrol was never determined."
William was initially buried in a field grave near station Libertinia and later reburied at Agira.
He left his father, stepmother, three brothers, three sisters and two half sisters behind.



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Name: Mc Cauley, William Joseph, W J
Rank: Private
Service: G/18577
Unit Text:
Regiment: Carleton and York Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Date of Death: 22/07/1943
Age: 22
Grave Reference: C. C. 286
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Fallen Soldiers

Carleton and York Regiment, R.C.I.C.
AKERLEY, GEORGE L., G L
EATMAN, ARTHUR WALLACE, A W
GALLAGHER, OMAR BURTON, O B
LAPOINTE, WALTER JAMES, W J
MAC DONALD, WALTER GORDON, W G
Mc CAULEY, WILLIAM JOSEPH, W J
MORRIS, WILLIAM HENRY, W H

Royal Canadian Artillery
AMIRAULT, RESTHER JOSEPH, R J
ATTIS, JOSEPH WILFRED, J W
CHIASSON, URBAN JOSEPH, U J
DOWNING, FRANK FIDELLE, F F
HIGGINS, ARNOLD JOHN, A J
HUGHES, JOHN, J
JONCAS, LAURIER, L
OSBORNE, JAMES, J
STEEVES, CLIFFORD FRED, C F
STROME, FRANK GORDON, F G
TRITES, LEONARD CHESLIE, L C

48th Highlanders of Canada, R.C.I.C.
ARBOUR, WILLIAM, W
BESSERMAN, JACK, J
CHILVERS, HAROLD, H
DICKS, CHARLES WILLIAM JOSEPH, C W J
DOWNES, ROBERT, R
LAMPERT, MAX JOSEPH, M J
Mc CRIMMON, ARTHUR JAMES, A J
MILLER, WILLIAM SWEETMAN, W S
SIMMONS, JAMES HOWARD, J H
TAYLOR, VICTOR MARSHALL, V M
YOUNG, GEORGE ERNEST, G E

Royal Canadian Dragoons, R.C.A.C.
BAIN, CLARENCE JESSE, C J
CRAVEN, GEORGE PHILIP, G P
ECKHARDT, RALPH STANLEY, R S
HEEREBOUT, REUBEN EARL, R E
HISCHUCK, MICHAEL, M
JARVIS, JOHN GUTHRIE, J G
POULTON, ALAN ROLAND, A R
SIMPSON, JOHN, J

Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BARRIEAU, HILAIRE, H
DUCHARME, JOSEPH MARCEL, J M
FORTIN, ROVILLE, R
McREA, CAMERON, C

Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
BROAD, WILLIAM THOMAS, W T
CLACK, REGINALD, R
DOYLE, GORDON FREEMAN, G F
FIELDHOUSE, REGINALD, R E
GRAD, JOSEPH, J
HUNTER, RAYMOND, R H
LIVINGSTONE, ALLAN ARCHIBALD, A A
MORRISON, WILLIAM SOUTHARD, W S
ROBINSON, CLARENCE DAVID, C D
STORY, RUPERT RHOADES, R R
TERRY, FREDERIC WILLIAM, F W
WARNICA, GORDON, G

Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
BROWN, CHARLES, C G
JINSSEN, HERMAN WILLIAM, H W
KROON, THEODORUS SENEDICTUS S. H., T S S H
QUICK, MILTON STEWART, M S
QUINN, ROBERT ARTHUR, R A

Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BURFIELD ARNOLD NORMAN RICHARD, A N R
COCKIN, MAURICE HERBERT BATTLE, M H B
HUISH, FRANCIS MILTON, F M
KENNEDY, GEORGE, G M
LAWSON, HAROLD WILFRED, H W
McKENNA, PATRICK JOSEPH, P J
NUTLEY, CHARLES FREDERICK RUPERT, C F R

Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BURY, WILLIAM GLEDSTANES, W G
CHILDS, ALFRED WILLIAM GEORGE, A W G
DAVISON, BRUCE DONALD, B D
HUFF, ANDREW, A
O'COFFEY, PATRICK FRANCIS, P F
PRATLEY, JOHN LESLIE, J L
ROBINSON, LAURENCE, L
WABISCA, EMERY, E
WALKER, WILLIAM, W

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
BUTCHER, FREDERICK JAMES, F J

Royal Canadian Regiment
BUTLER, JAMES MILFORD, J M
EVERITT, CHARLES ALEXANDER, C A
HEFFORD, GEORGE COLE, G C
HISCOX, WALTER CHARLES, W C
MADDISON, CLARENCE, C E
THOMS, ROLAND WILLIAM, R W

Royal Canadian Air Force
CAMPBELL, WILLIAM FREEMAN, W F
CLARK, JOHN WEMYSS, J W
CUSTANCE, JOHN PATRICK, J P
FEARNSIDE, JAMES, J
HALLIDAY, ROBERT HENRY, R H
KEITH, GOERGE NOEL, G N
KUNZ, JAMES JONATHAN, J J
LAZENBY, THOMAS HENRY, T H
ROZELL, GLEN EDWIN, G E
SHAW, ARTHUR EDWARD, A E
WESTMAN, ROBERT MORRIS, R M

Royal Canadian Engineers
CAREY, HUGH CAMPBELL, H C
JOHNSTON, LLOYD ALEXANDER, L A

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
DOBSON, HUGH WINSTON, H W
GOSSELIN, ALBERT JOHN CHARLES, A J C
KLASSEN, DIETRICH VICTOR, D V
ODDY, HERBERT, H
PEARSON, THOMAS, T
POULAIN, ADOLPHE LOUIS, A L

Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
DUCKETT, DENYS RICHARD, D R
LAWLOR, EDWARD JOHN, E J
PERREAULT, ALBERT, A

Calgary Regiment, R.C.A.C.
FITCH, MAURICE STOLESON, M S

West Nova Scotia Regiment, R.C.I.C.
GLODE, JOSEPH CYRES, J C
WARREN, JOHN HUGH, J H

Three Rivers Regiment, R.C.A.C.
LLOYD, ELLIS JAMES, E J
McINTYRE, DOUGLAS NIEL, D N

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Mc EWAN, THOMAS, T
STEPHENS, JOHN WILLIAM, J W

Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.), R.C.I.C.
RUPERT, EARL, E
TYDEMAN, THOMAS, T

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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