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Son of Joseph Henri and Ursule Blanchard, of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Joseph Alfred Blanchard
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Joseph Alfred Blanchard
From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Joseph Alfred Blanchard
From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Joseph Alfred Blanchard
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Joseph Alfred Blanchard
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Joseph Alfred Blanchard
Brothers of LT J. Alfred Blanchard - Wilmer and Francis Blanchard.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Joseph Alfred Blanchard
Parents Dr. J. Henri and Ursule Blanchard.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Joseph Alfred Blanchard
Centre front - J Alfred Blanchard as a young boy; Centre row - Beatrice, Elmer and Bernadette; and Rear row - Louise
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Joseph Alfred Blanchard
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Joseph Alfred Blanchard
Bernard Montgomery is seen here shaking hands with possibly Joseph Blanchard. This photo was taken somewhere in Italy.
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From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Brothers of LT J. Alfred Blanchard - Wilmer and Francis Blanchard.
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Parents Dr. J. Henri and Ursule Blanchard.
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Centre front - J Alfred Blanchard as a young boy; Centre row - Beatrice, Elmer and Bernadette; and Rear row - Louise
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Bernard Montgomery is seen here shaking hands with possibly Joseph Blanchard. This photo was taken somewhere in Italy.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 137 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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MORO RIVER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Italy
By the winter of 1943, the German armies in Italy were defending a line stretching from the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Naples, to the Adriatic Sea south of Ortona. The Allies prepared to break through this line to capture Rome. For its part, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division was to cross the Moro River and take Ortona. In January 1944 the Canadian Corps selected this site, intending that it would contain the graves of those who died during the Ortona battle and in the fighting in the weeks before and after it. Today, there are 1,615 graves in the cemetery, of which over 50 are unidentified and 1,375 are Canadian.
The Moro River Canadian War Cemetery lies in the locality of San Donato in the Commune of Ortona, Province of Chieti, and is sited on high ground near the sea just east of the main Adriatic coast road (SS16). The cemetery can be reached from Rome on the autostrada A25 (Rome-Pescara) by branching on the autostrada A14 and leaving it at Ortona. The approach road to the cemetery from the main road passes under an arch forming part of the little church of San Donato. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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