John Lafferty was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada. He married Helen Catherine Lafferty and moved to from St. John, New Brunswick. He was a bricklayer before he joined the North Shore N.B. regiment in March 1943. A month later he was sent to England.

At some point he became an engineer/sapper with the Royal Regiment of Canada. He saw combat with the Regiment in Belgium and The Netherlands and was killed in The Netherlands while clearing mines in the Cuijk/Mook area.

Royal Regiment of Canada

John Lafferty with his brothers Vernatius and Emanual. (picture courtesy of Mr. Carl Hannon)

This newspaper article appeared in The Evening Times, a local paper. Pvt. Lafferty is
the soldier kneeling. (picture courtesy of Mr. Carl Hannon)

(picture courtesy of Mr. Carl Hannon)

This obituary appeared in a local newspaper. (picture courtesy of Mr. Carl Hannon)

Pvt. Lafferty was 35. He is buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, grave V. C. 8.

(picture by Mr. Carl Hannon)

Groesbeek, The Netherlands

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Sources and Acknowledgements:
Mr. Carl Hannon
Tribute page Pvt. Lafferty
Michel Janssen's tribute page on his history Groesbeek website

Directions to Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery

If you have any suggestions, comments or additional information, please contact me.

This website is dedicated to the men and women who died and/or are buried in The Netherlands during World War II.

 

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