Military service
Burial/memorial information
Drafted under the National Resources Mobilization Act of 1940, call-up card number F-91637, he was enlisted on August 14, 1942, at the 55th CABTC recruitment center in Rimouski, Quebec. He sailed for Great Britain on February 16, 1944, and arrived on the 26th. On March 25, he set sail again for the Mediterranean with Force M. He landed in Italy on April 9. Transferred to the 4th Battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment on May 9, he was killed in action on September 2, 1944, during the Battle of Borgo Santa Maria. He was initially buried the same day in San Giovanni. On May 7, 1945, his body was exhumed and reburied in the British Empire Cemetery in Gradara, grave number I.H.18.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defense Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
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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 -
Grave Markers
Row of markers in the tiered Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Private Roger Dionne
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Private Roger Dionne
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Private Roger Dionne
Digital gallery of
Private Roger Dionne
Digital gallery of
Private Roger Dionne
Digital gallery of
Private Roger Dionne
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Private Roger Dionne
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 291 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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