Military service
Burial/memorial information
Enlisted in the Royal 22nd Regiment, he arrived in Greenock, Scotland, on December 18, 1939, 28 days after enlisting. He was assigned to the 3rd Recce Squadron from July 11 to December 12, 1940, before returning to his unit. On June 15, 1943, he embarked for the Mediterranean with Force M. On July 10, he landed on the beaches of Sicily as part of Operation Husky. He was killed in action on July 28, 1943, during an assault on Mount Scalpello near Catenanuova. He was buried there the same day before being exhumed and reburied in the cemetery in Agira. He had served for 1,347 days, including 1,327 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defense Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
Digital gallery of Private Paul Armand Dion
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Cemetery
Entrance - Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Cross of Sacrifice - Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 -
Grave Marker
Grave marker - Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 -
Entrance
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Agira Canadian War Cemetery
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Agira Canadian War Cemetery
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View of Mt. Enna
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Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Armand Dion
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Armand Dion
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Armand Dion
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Armand Dion
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Armand Dion
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Armand Dion
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Armand Dion
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Armand Dion
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Armand Dion
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 153 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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