• Normandy Massacres

Date of birth:

July 7th, 1919 (Harlowe/Ontario, Canada)

Date of death:

June 11th, 1944 (near Caen, France)

Buried on:

Canadian War Cemetery Beny-sur-mer
Plot: VI. Row: H. Grave: 3.

Service number:

A/57902

Nationality:

Canadian

William David Loucks was raised in a large family in rural Ontario. He was one of several siblings, including brothers John, Donald, Arnold, and Amos, and sisters Keitha, Myrtle, Meredith, Sylvia, Gertie, Violet, and Velma. Before enlisting, he worked as a shipper and lived at 736 Euclid Avenue in Toronto. He was single and identified as Methodist.

Loucks first joined the Canadian Army under the National Resources Mobilization Act in April 1941 and formally enlisted in the Canadian Active Service Force on June 16, 1941, at Kitchener, Ontario. He was assigned regimental number A-57902 and began his military training at No. 10 Basic Training Centre. He later transferred to the Canadian Armoured Corps and served with the 6th Canadian Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars). His service record shows a progression through various training and postings, including advanced mechanical qualifications and gunnery training in the United Kingdom. He was promoted to Trooper and served overseas in England before being deployed to Northwest Europe.

Loucks embarked for France in early June 1944 as part of the Allied invasion. On June 11, 1944, just days after D-Day, he was murdered by Waffen-SS soldiers during operations in France. Initially buried near Caen, his remains were later reinterred with care and reverence at Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery. His mother, Clara Loucks of Harlowe, Ontario, was designated next of kin and received his medals and memorials, including the Memorial Cross and a personal message from the Canadian government.

His service spanned 1,088 days, and he was remembered not only through official military records but also through the heartfelt correspondence and estate documentation that followed his death.

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