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His full name was Joseph Jean Rolland Laporte. He was the son of Jean Laporte and Gabrielle Massé of Montreal, Quebec.
Under the National Resources Mobilization Act of 1940, he reported to the recruitment center of the 4th Military District Depot in Montreal South. He was assigned the service number D-636446. He enlisted in the regular forces on October 30, 1942, while undergoing training in St-Jérôme, Terrebonne, Quebec. He was given a new service number, D-137702. After completing officer training, he was promoted to second lieutenant on April 17, 1943, and then to lieutenant on June 18. On the 19th, he was assigned to the Montmagny Regiment and departed for Great Britain on June 18, 1944. He arrived at his destination on the 30th. On September 15, he was temporarily assigned to the Hull Regiment. On November 3, as part of Force M, he embarked for the Mediterranean and set foot on the Italian mainland on the 18th. Upon his arrival, he was transferred to the 4th Battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment. On March 14, 1945, he left Italy for France, crossed the country, and arrived in the Netherlands on April 6. He was killed in action on April 14, 1945, during the Battle of Yssel—also known as the Battle of Deventer—as part of Operation Cleanser. The regiment’s objective was to capture the fortified wooded areas located between Zutphen and Apeldoorn. He was temporarily buried in Deventer before being exhumed and reburied in Holten.
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Identification
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Holten Canadian War Cemetery
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Cross of Sacrifice
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Lieutenant Jean Roland Laporte
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Jean Roland Laporte
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Jean Roland Laporte
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Jean Roland Laporte
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 532 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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