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Baptised Joseph Napoléon Labrie. Son of Joseph Labrie and Lumina (aka Hermine) Bédard.
Enlisted in the Royal 22nd Regiment, he sailed for Great Britain on May 11, 1940, and arrived in Liverpool, England, on the 21st. From June 1, 1940, to April 22, 1943, he was assigned to the 1st Infantry Base Depot in Bordon. During this period, he was seconded from May 18 to June 7, 1941, to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Engineers. Returning to the Royal 22nd Regiment on April 22, 1943, he sailed for Sicily on June 15 to take in the Allied landing, Operation Husky. He landed on the beach at Pachino around noon on July 10, 1943, as part of the second assault wave. He was killed in action on July 27 of that year during an assault on Mount Scalpello near Catanenova. He was buried there on the 31st. Around October 16, 1944, his body was exhumed and reburied at the Canadian military cemetery in Agira. He had served for 1,269 days, including 1,172 days overseas.
Digital gallery of Private Napoléon Labrie
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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
Digital gallery of
Private Napoléon Labrie
Digital gallery of
Private Napoléon Labrie
Digital gallery of
Private Napoléon Labrie
Digital gallery of
Private Napoléon Labrie
Digital gallery of
Private Napoléon Labrie
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 178 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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