• Normandy Massacres

Date of birth:

May 25th, 1920 (Gilbert Plains/Manitoba, Canada)

Date of death:

June 9th, 1944 (Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse, France)

Buried on:

Canadian War Cemetery Beny-sur-mer
Plot: IV. Row: E. Grave: 13.

Service number:

L/27828

Nationality:

Canadian

Before enlisting, David Thomas Moloney worked as a laborer and lived in Four Corners, Saskatchewan. He joined the Canadian Active Service Force in June 1940, enlisting with the Regina Rifle Regiment. His military record shows a steady progression through training and deployment, including time at Dundurn and Saskatoon, and later overseas service in Europe during the Second World War.

His service number was L27828, and he held the rank of Lance Corporal at the time of his death.

He was murdered by Waffen- SS soldiers in France on June 8, 1944, during the Normandy campaign. His burial took place in the courtyard of the Vice Mayor’s house in France. His death was officially recorded and communicated to his family, including his mother, Mrs. Dora Moloney of Four Corners, Saskatchewan, and his widow, Mrs. Mary Moloney, residing in Northfleet, Hampshire, England.

Moloney’s personal effects were recovered and sent to his widow, though some items were lost in the chaos of wartime operations. His estate was processed by the Department of National Defence’s Estates Branch, and he was commemorated with medals and a Memorial Cross sent to both his mother and widow.

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