Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Joseph Émile Bédard and Marie Aurore Lépine from Clermont, Québec.
Enlisted on 3 April 1942, he served as a gunner with the 4th Medium Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery until his transfer to Italy with the 4th Battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment on 23 August 1944. He was killed in action during the Battle of San Fortunato, Italy. He was buried in Pesaro, Italy, before being returned to Gradara, Italy.
Digital gallery of Private Paul Émile Bédard
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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 Paul Émile Bédard
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Émile Bédard
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Émile Bédard
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Émile Bédard
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 246 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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