• Normandy Massacres

Date of birth:

January 1st, 1920 (Badger/Manitoba, Canada)

Date of death:

June 8th, 1944 (France)

Buried on:

Canadian War Cemetery Beny-sur-mer
Plot: XIII. Row: F. Grave: 8.

Service number:

H/41713

Nationality:

Canadian

Stewart Culleton was raised in a modest household, he was educated to Grade V level and belonged to the United Church. Before enlisting, he worked as a truck driver, earning $25 per week, and lived in Badger with his mother, Mrs. Blanche Culleton, who was listed as his next of kin.

Stewart enlisted in the Canadian Active Service Force on May 27, 1941, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, joining the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.

While serving overseas, Stewart applied for permission to marry Jean Culleton, agreeing to allocate $200 from his deferred pay to establish a home after discharge.

On June 8, 1944, just two days after the D-Day landings, Stewart was reported missing in action during operations in Normandy. After months of uncertainty, he was officially presumed killed in action. Culleton was murdered by Waffen-SS soldiers.

His widow, Jean, and his mother, Blanche, each received the Memorial Cross.

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• - Stuart Culleton - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada
  

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