Date of birth:

July 11th, 1921 (Orillia/Ontario, Canada)

Date of death:

January 26th, 1945 ('s-Hertogenbosch/North Brabant, Netherlands)

Buried on:

Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek
Plot: XVI. Row: C. Grave: 10.

Service number:

B/55680

Nationality:

Canadian

Private
Algonquin Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Private Beers was killed in an enemy firefight across the Maas River on January 26, 1945. According to the Algonquin Regimental diary, “Two more casualties occurred at 1500 hrs [hours] when Private Beers J and Private McKibbon J S, were hit by SA [small arms] fire. Privatete Beers, one of our old timers, was killed and Private McKibbon was hit in the shoulder and had to be evacuated.”

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