Private Marcel Lacelle

Baptized Joseph Sylvio Marcel Lacelle. Son of Abel Lacelle and Alberta Cabana of Hull (now Gatineau), Quebec. Brother of aviator Roméo Lacelle, who served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. He survived the war.

He enlisted in the 1st Corps Troops of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (2nd Troop Carrying Company). From August 12, 1941, to October 6, 1942, he was seconded to the Veteran’s Guards of Canada. On April 4, 1944, he embarked for Great Britain, where he arrived on the 12th. On May 3, he was transferred to the Royal 22nd Regiment. He embarked for the Mediterranean that same day and set foot on the Italian mainland on the 16th. He died on October 25, 1944, at the 5th British Casualty Clearing Station as a result of head injuries sustained when the jeep he was driving overturned on the Coriano ridge. He was buried in the 56th Division Cemetery in San Archangelo, grave C.3. Around July 6, 1945, his remains were exhumed and reburied north of Coriano, grave 14.C.12. He had served for 1,316 days, including 204 days overseas.