• Normandy Massacres

Date of birth:

April 8th, 1918 (Wellandport/Ontario, Canada)

Date of death:

June 8th, 1944 (France)

Buried on:

Canadian War Cemetery Beny-sur-mer
Plot: XIII. Row: D. Grave: 14.

Service number:

B/87928

Nationality:

Canadian

Charles Allan Horton was the son of Alex and Jane Horton and grew up in a Baptist household. Prior to his military service, Horton had no record of prior military or reserve experience. Horton worked for 6 years in the countryside and 1 summer on the railroad.

He enlisted in the Canadian Army during World War II and served as a Rifleman in the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, part of the Canadian Active Service Force.

His military career was marked by both service and disciplinary challenges. Horton was repeatedly absent without leave (AWOL), faced multiple court martials, and was sentenced to periods of detention for offenses including desertion, bigamy, and perjury. Despite these setbacks, he continued to serve and was transferred between various training and operational units, including Camp Ipperwash and Debert, Nova Scotia.

On June 6, 1944, Horton landed on Juno Beach in Normandy as part of the D-Day invasion. Just two days later, on June 8, 1944, he was killed during the Battle of Normandy, specifically in the tragic events surrounding the massacre at Château d’Audrieu, where German forces executed Canadian prisoners of war.

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