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COYNE, J L A - Rifleman

Rifleman
JOSEPH LINUS ARNOLD (J L A) COYNE

  • Canadian Fallen Soldier - Rifleman JOSEPH LINUS ARNOLD COYNE

  • Rifleman
    JOSEPH LINUS ARNOLD (J L A) COYNE

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    JOSEPH LINUS ARNOLD (J L A) COYNE
    16 October 1924
    Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
    B/146309
    19 April 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, CA
    Asst Sub Assembly Fitter, Asst Motor Mechanic, Farmer
    Rifleman
    Royal Winnipeg Rifles
    4 July 1944
    Killed in action
    19 years
    BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    XIV. H. 7.

  • Rifleman JOSEPH LINUS ARNOLD COYNE's Story

  • Born
    16 October 1924 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
    Occupation
    Worked as a Asst Sub Assembly Fitter, Asst Motor Mechanic, Farmer prior to enlisting.
    Enlisted
    19 April 1943 in Toronto, Ontario | Age: 18 years
    Buried
    4 July 1944 - BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY | Age: 19 years

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Interesting Facts

  • Son of Linus J. and Aldia Coyne, of Sudbury, ON. Brother of Robert, Ronald, Daniel, Evelyn, Teresa & Marylin. Predeceased by siblings Mary & Patrick. Nicknamed "Rusty." According to his family, Rifleman Coyne's unit was approaching a farmhouse, and Linus was shot in the abdomen by a German soldier as he walked around the front of a tank he had been behind. Commemorated on Page 281 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.

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Fallen Soldiers from Sudbury Ontario, Canada

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