Military service
Burial/memorial information
He sailed for Great Britain on 9 December 1939 and arrived in Greenock, Scotland, on the 18th. On 29 June 1943, he embarked to take part in the Allied landings in Sicily. He landed on the beaches on the 11th, the day after the start of Operation Husky. He set foot in Italy on 3 September and drowned accidentally on 28 September. At the time, the Royal 22e Régiment was at San Severo, on the Foggia plain.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defense Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 149 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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