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Joseph Marcel Andre Leclaire

In memory of:

Trooper Joseph Marcel Andre Leclaire

June 11, 1944
In the field, France

Military Service


Service Number:

D/131465

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

1st Hussars, R.C.A.C.

Division:

6th Armd. Regt.

Additional Information


Born:

August 6, 1914
Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment:

January 18, 1943
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Alfred and Elodie Leclaire, of Montreal, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 362 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

RYES WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

II. D. 3.

Location:

Leave Bayeux on the D12 to the east; at the village of Sommervieu carry straight on, following the D112, and after 3 kilometres turn right on to the D87. After climbing round a bend to the left, the cemetery will be found on the left hand side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Joseph Marcel Andre's Leclaire's grave on Ryes War Cemetery 29 May 2024.
  • Grave marker– Grave in Ryes Cemetery July 2003

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