James Cameron Sackfield
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who died on August 11, 1944, age 20 Son of Sidney and Margaret Sackfield, of Dundas Street Oakville; husband of Evelyn Beatrice Joan Sackfield, of Toronto. (on 11 Aug 1944) , Oakville Record Star, 27 Aug 1944 , page 1 Oakville Record Star, 29 Mar 1945 , page 1(birth of daughter) B/74755, Army, Queens Own Rifles Canada RCIC 1st Bn. Lance Corporal Jimmy Sackfield joined the Army in July 1940 and, some time after being sent to England, he joined The Queen's Own Rifles. He was in Able company and survived D-Day and Le Mesnil Patry. Lance Corporal Sackfield died of wounds sustained while acting as one of the point men (likely from MG fire) for his company in the Regiment's attack on Quesnay Woods (N. of Falaise). Erchless Records, George’s Square, Town Oakville Honour Roll; Bronte Legion Memorial; Bayeux War Cemetery France
This hero is my grandfather.
Like so many others, my mother lost her father, and in turn, I lost my grandfather and my children lost their great grandfather to World War II. A man of only 20 years when he gave his life for his country, he left a legacy that will continue for generations.
Many years ago I was able to visit his final resting place in Bayeux, France. I will never forget the overwhelming pride mixed with unexplainable grief that I experienced as I knelt in front of his grave. A woman of only 24 years myself, remembering a hero I never got to meet. I know in my heart that if we could turn back time and give him another opportunity to change his history, he wouldn't change a thing.
There is a wonderful and quite well-known photograph of Rifleman Sackfield in the 'Faces of War' online exhibition on the Library and Archives of Canada website. It shows him in a wooden tub in a farmyard at Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse in Normandy, and was taken on 20 June 1944. He is having his back washed by another QORC soldier, E Deblois [possibly De Blois]. I would be interested to learn anything more about Rifleman Sackfield, as I will use this photo in a book which will be published later this year. I can be contacted at: s.trew@rmas.mod.uk