F IRLE E VERARD N AYLOR
Personal Information
Date of birth: December 3 rd 1919 Birthplace: Montréal, Québec, Canada Religion: Protestant (church of England) Insurance: Sun Life
Age: 19 Height: 5 feet 8 inches Weight: 135 pounds Complexion: fair Eyes: hazel Hair: brown Vision right: 20/25 left: 20/25 Speaks and reads English fluently Attended Glebe Collegiate Institute for 4 years Trade: Clerk Thought to be a picture of Naylor in the UK with one of his mates for his Regiment
Lives with parents 47 Brighton Avenue, Ottawa ON Father: Harry S. Naylor Mother: Victoria L. Naylor Family
47 Brighton Avenue, Ottawa ON Address of the Naylor family
Military service information
Military: Permanent Force Military rank: Private Effective date: Unit: Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps R.C.O.R Enlisted in: Ottawa Age: 19
Served in Canada from to United Kingdom from to Italy from from
Route Ottawa Aldershot England Field January Field March Field June UK September UK October UK December 7-28 UK 13/ UK UK UK N.A N.A UK N.A N.A N.A N.A N.A N.A N.A N.A CMF (Central Mediterranean Force) December 9 th 1943 Private Lance Corporal Undefine d Private Lance Corporal Ranking
Awards
Star Italy Star Defense medal War Medal Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
Death
December 9 th, 1943 Died at Italy Killed in action Rank: Corporal Regiment: Royal Canadian Regiment Cemetery: Moro River Canadian war cemetery Service number: P/35263 Grave 8, row C, plot 4
Why grave site was chosen By the winter of 1943, the German armies in Italy were defending a line stretching from the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Naples, to the Adriatic Sea south of Ortona. The Allies prepared to break through this line to capture Rome. For its part, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division was to cross the Moro River and take Ortona. In January 1944 the Canadian Corps selected this site, intending that it would contain the graves of those who died during the Ortona battle and in the fighting in the weeks before and after it. Today, there are 1,615 graves in the cemetery, of which over 50 are unidentified and 1, 375 are Canadian.
Lest we forget