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His real first name is Jean Baptiste, but he served under the name Jean. Son of Henri Langlois and Alice Langlois de Clemville, Bonaventure, Quebec; adopted son of Fortunat Langlois and Philomène Castilloux. Husband of Emma Dorion. Father of Candide, born June 5, 1936, and Donia, born December 23, 1939.
Enlisted in the Régiment de la Chaudière, he sailed for Great Britain on July 20, 1941, and arrived in Gourock, Scotland, on the 28th. From June 21 to November 13, 1943, he was hospitalized for an accidental ankle injury. On February 17, 1944, he was assigned to the Mediterranean theater of operations with Force M. He boarded the ship on the 18th, and the ship set sail on the 19th. That same day, he was transferred to the Royal 22nd Regiment. The troops landed in Italy on March 3, and he was assigned to the 4th Battalion. He was killed in action on April 18, 1944, near San Nicola and Casa Berardi, in the Moro River area. He was initially buried at Casa Berardi. Around August 2, 1944, his remains were exhumed and reburied at the Moro River Cemetery in Ortona. He had served for 1,381 days, including 1,003 days overseas.
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My grandfather: Private Jean Langlois (22th regiment) died in combat at 28 April 18, 1944, during World War II (1939-1945). Cemetery in Ortona (Italy) -
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Jean Langlois: My grandfather in Italy, Ortona (former combatant / 22nd Regiment) Death in battle at age 28 during World War II.
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Page 359 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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MORO RIVER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Italy
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.
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