Military service
Service number:
M/7591
Rank:
Guardsman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Governor General's Foot Guards, R.C.A.C.
Division:
21st Armoured Regiment
Death:
March 1, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VII. F. 7.
Additional information
Younger brother of both Anne Lessard, Edmonton and Yvonne Lessard, Peace River, Alberta
Digital gallery of Guardsman Orel Adelore Lessard
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b. 13 May 1922, Peace River, AB. Less than 5'3", he was called "PeeWee" by his friends. Enlisted 20 Jul 1943 Calgary (Ft Garry Horse). Transferred to GGFG after recuperating in Aldershot, UK from wounds. Wounded again in action, 27 Feb 1945. -
Newspaper Clipping
From the Edmonton Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Grave marker
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
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Telegraph
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Grave marker
Orel Adelore Lessard Grave Marker. Groesbeek Canadian war memorial July 2023
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Guardsman Orel Adelore Lessard
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Guardsman Orel Adelore Lessard
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Guardsman Orel Adelore Lessard
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Guardsman Orel Adelore Lessard
Digital gallery of
Guardsman Orel Adelore Lessard
Digital gallery of
Guardsman Orel Adelore Lessard
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 534 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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