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Date of birth:

October 21st, 1917 (Pilot City/Manitoba, Canada)

Date of death:

June 8th, 1944 (France)

Buried on:

Canadian War Cemetery Beny-sur-mer
Plot: XIV. Row: B. Grave: 1.

Service number:

H/41280

Nationality:

Canadian

Austin Ralph Fuller was raised in a Protestant household and identified with the United Church. Before the war, he worked as a drug clerk and lived in Pilot City. He had completed public school and some high school education, and was fluent in English. At the time of his enlistment, he was single and listed his mother, Mrs. Dorothy Fuller of Brandon, Manitoba, as his next of kin.

Fuller enlisted in the Canadian Active Service Force on June 25, 1940, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was assigned to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. His service number was H41280. He underwent a medical examination and was deemed fit for duty, with no significant health issues reported. He trained in Canada before being deployed overseas.

During the Second World War, Fuller served as a Lance Corporal in France. On June 8, 1944, he was killed in action during the Normandy campaign. His death was later confirmed to be murder by Waffen-SS soldiers. Initially buried in a temporary grave at Beny-sur-Mer, his remains were later reinterred in the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery in Normandy, France.

Fuller left a will in which he bequeathed all his possessions and estate to his mother. She received a War Service Gratuity of $125.67. His personal effects, including an identification card and a photograph of his grave marker, were returned to her. She also received his campaign medals and the Memorial Cross.

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