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A baker, he was conscripted from 30 November 1942 to 30 January, 1943 at the 4th District Depot in Montreal, Quebec, regimental number D-642167, and enlisted on 2 February 1943 with the Royal Canadian Tank Corps in Rimouski, Quebec, regimental number D-156533. In Halifax, Nova Scotia, he sailed for Great Britain on 14 December 1943, arriving on the 21st. Assigned to the Mediterranean theatre, he embarked for Italy on 17 February 1944. At sea on the 19th, he was transferred to the 1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment. He landed on 3 March. He was wounded in action on 17 May 1944 in the Pignataro sector, in the Liri valley. He was killed in action on 14 September 1944 near Ghetto del Motino.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defense Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
Digital gallery of Private Louis Gérard Coutu
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Grave Markers
Row of markers in the tiered Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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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
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Private Louis Gérard Coutu
Digital gallery of
Private Louis Gérard Coutu
Digital gallery of
Private Louis Gérard Coutu
Digital gallery of
Private Louis Gérard Coutu
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 281 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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