Military service
Burial/memorial information
On 4 September 1940, he enlisted with the 6th Hussars of the Active Militia, regimental number D-277, and was promoted to Sergeant on the 5th. On 1 May 1941, he was transferred to the Active Reserve Command - NPAM - of the Canadian Army in St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, with regimental number D-400405. On 12 December 1941, he graduated as 2nd Lieutenant from officer training school in Brockville, Ontario, and on 12 January 1942, as Lieutenant. On 20 July 1943, he embarked for England, arriving on the 28th. On 22 December 1943, he was first transferred to the Royal Winnipeg Regiment, and on 24 February 1944 to the Essex Scottish Regiment. On 9 April 1944, he landed in Italy and was transferred to the 4th Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment. He was killed in action on 21 September 1941 during the Battle of San Fortunato. He was buried in Pesaro, Italy, before being exhumed and reburied in Gradara War Cemetery, Italy.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Armand Edgar Cardin
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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
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Armand Edgar Cardin
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Armand Edgar Cardin
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Armand Edgar Cardin
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Armand Edgar Cardin
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 268 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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