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Son of Maurice Bourgouin and Marie Anne (aka Annette) Lemieux from Montréal, Québec. Husband of Lilianne Leclerc from Montréal, Father of Normand Bourgouin.
Enlisted in the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, he became an instructor in Quebec and Ontario. Promoted to corporal on 1 July 1943, he was posted to the Italian theatre of operations on 3 May 1944. On 9 June, he was transferred to the Royal 22e Régiment. He took part in the fighting at Borgo Santa Maria and Hill 131. He was killed in action on 1 September 1944 during the capture of Mount Luro. He was buried on the 2nd in Pesaro, grave 10, before being exhumed and reburied in Montecchio War Cemetery, Italy.
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Corporal Joseph Marcel Bourgouin
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Corporal Joseph Marcel Bourgouin
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Corporal Joseph Marcel Bourgouin
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Corporal Joseph Marcel Bourgouin
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Corporal Joseph Marcel Bourgouin
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In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 255 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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MONTECCHIO WAR CEMETERY Italy
The War Cemetery lies in the locality of Montecchio in the Commune of Montelabbate (Province of Pesaro). It stands on rising ground just North of the main road from Pesaro to Urbino, about 12 kilometres west of Pesaro. If approaching by car, take the road 423 from Pesaro to Urbino, following the signs for Montecchio. Just before entering the town, the Cemetery will be seen on the right hand side of the road.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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