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Baptized Joseph Denis Rosaire Lorenzo Gilbert. Son of Georges Gilbert and Marie Fortin of Saint-Prosper, Dorchester, Quebec.
Enlisted at the 2nd District Military Depot in Toronto, Ontario, he sailed for Great Britain on November 25, 1943, arriving on December 2. On February 17, 1944, he set sail again with Force M for the Mediterranean. He landed on the Italian mainland on March 3 and, on the same day, was transferred to the Royal 22nd Regiment. On May 19, 1944, he was wounded in the face during combat while advancing toward Rome. On July 19, 1944, he was involved in an accident and died on July 21, 1944, at 4:45 a.m. at the 15th Canadian General Hospital.
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Page 315 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CASERTA WAR CEMETERY Italy
The town of Caserta, which is famous for its Royal Palace, designed by Vanvitelli in the middle of the 18th century to the order of Charles III of Bourbon, lies about 27 kilometres due north of Naples. The Palace served as headquarters for the Allied armies in Italy for the greater part of the duration of the Italian campaign.
If going by car visitors should take the highway to Naples, No.A2, and leave it at the Caserta Nord exit. Proceed to the first set of traffic lights and then turn left and continue along the main street eastward for 2.2 kilometres, past the Royal Palace. Just after the Royal Palace, about 0.2 kilometres, turn left at the main intersection (a piazza with round corners) and head north for 2.0 kilometres, following this street along the eastern edge of the Royal Gardens. After 2.0 kilometres, turn right and proceed directly westward for 0.8 kilometres, then turn southward down an incline. After a distance of 0.3 kilometres there will be a large Communal Cemetery located on the left; proceed to the main gates and the CWGC plot will be found at the end of this road. Cars may be parked within the Communal Cemetery grounds.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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