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His full name was Joseph Rolland Beaudin and signed Rolant Beaudin.
Son of François (aka Benjamin) Beaudin and Marie Marthe Dubé from Petite-Rivière-Ouest, Gaspé, Québec.
He enlisted on 19 May 1941, transferred from the Régiment de la Chaudière to the Royal 22e Régiment on 18 February 1944, and arrived in Italy on 3 March 1944. He was killed in action by a sniper on 16 September 1944 during an assault on the heights of San Lorenzo, Italy. He was initially buried by his unit in San Lorenzo before being exhumed and reburied in Gradara, Italy. He had 1,211 days of service, of which 1,154 were overseas.
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Grave Markers
Row of markers in the tiered Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 -
Grave Marker
Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private Roland Beaudin
Digital gallery of
Private Roland Beaudin
Digital gallery of
Private Roland Beaudin
Digital gallery of
Private Roland Beaudin
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 245 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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