Military service
Burial/memorial information
He had a brother who fought in Europe during World War II and survived the conflict.
Enlisted in the Voltigeurs de Québec, he embarked on July 21, 1943, for Great Britain, where he landed on the 28th in Greenock, Scotland. Assigned to the Mediterranean theater of operations on January 12, 1944, he landed in Italy on February 6 after being transferred to the Royal 22nd Regiment on January 27. He was killed in action on September 15, 1944, during an assault on Mount Marano, Italy. He served for 1,166 days, including 422 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defense Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
Digital gallery of Private Edmond Deschenes
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Grave Markers
Row of markers in the tiered Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 -
Grave Marker
Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Edmond Deschenes
Digital gallery of
Private Edmond Deschenes
Digital gallery of
Private Edmond Deschenes
Digital gallery of
Private Edmond Deschenes
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 289 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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