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Son of Donat Lacroix and Martine Gagnon.
Enlisted at the 4th District Infantry Recruitment Depot in Montreal, Quebec, he sailed for Great Britain on February 16, 1944, and arrived there on the 25th. On March 26, he set sail again with Force M and was sent to the Mediterranean, where he landed in Italy on April 9. Meanwhile, during the crossing, he was transferred to the Royal 22nd Regiment on March 29. He was killed in action on September 17, 1944, during the Battle of Coriano Ridge. He was buried near the battlefield in the regimental cemetery in grave number 20. On May 31, 1945, his remains were exhumed and reburied in Gradara. He had served for 406 days, including 214 days overseas.
Digital gallery of Private Gérard Lacroix
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Cemetery
View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 -
Cemetery
Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Row of markers in the tiered cemetery - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave Marker
Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013
Digital gallery of
Private Gérard Lacroix
Digital gallery of
Private Gérard Lacroix
Digital gallery of
Private Gérard Lacroix
Digital gallery of
Private Gérard Lacroix
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 357 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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