Joseph William Courtright
Joseph W. Courtright was born in Ottawa, Ontario on March 18, 1918. He grew up healthy, with no allergies or diseases of any kind. In Ottawa, he lived at 44 Second Avenue and attended Glebe Collegiate Institute.
He enlisted in the Canadian active service force on September 2, 1939, and then shortly after married his fiancee Lucy May on September 21, 1939. They later moved into 259 Somerset. He might have served in the military as his job to support his family. On the 27th of February, his daughter, Lucy May II, was born. He recieved many promotions before he was killed in action as a captain on the of June 9, 1944 in France, during the invasion of Normandy.
Courtright enlisted with the Canadian Active Service on Sept 2, 1939 and served he died on June 9, 1944 during D-day. Courtright died on June 9, 1944 in Normandy, France in the Battle of D-Day. He is buried in the Beny-Sur-Mer War cemetery in France. Joseph William Courtright had a very brief life as he only lived to the age of 26. Although it was short, it still made an impact on the Canadian war effort during the Second World War.
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Works Cited
Joseph William Courtright- The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada, https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2058882?Joseph%20William%20Courtright Accessed 1 November 2023.
“Second World War Service Files – War Dead, 1939 to 1947.” Collection Search, http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=kia&id=7468&lang=eng . Accessed 26 October 2023.
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Glebe Collegiate Institute
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
