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Military service
Service number:
C/115015
Age:
23
Rank:
Rifleman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Regina Rifle Regiment
Division:
1st Battalion
Death:
October 8, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. F. 12.
Additional information
Born 10 December 1920 in Ottawa, Ontario. Son of Henri Saint-Jacques, K.C., B.A., and Eva (née Aubin) Saint-Jacques, of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Gilles, André, Ernest, Henri, Françoise, Therese and Claire. He served in Canada from 27 November 1942 until 3 August 1944, the United Kingdom from 4 August 1944 until 5 September 1944 and in NorthWest Europe from 6 September 1944 until his death. Rifleman Saint-Jacques' grave was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. E. Martou who plant white Chysanthemums every year at the base of the grave. Their son also bears the name of Jacques.
Additional citations
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, War Medal and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Antoine Saint-Jacques
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Entrance
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Cross of Sacrifice
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Grave marker
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Photo of ANTOINE SAINT-JACQUES
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Photo of ANTOINE SAINT-JACQUES
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Photo of ANTOINE SAINT-JACQUES
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Attestation paper
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Digital gallery of
Rifleman Antoine Saint-Jacques
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Antoine Saint-Jacques
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Antoine Saint-Jacques
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Antoine Saint-Jacques
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Antoine Saint-Jacques
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Antoine Saint-Jacques
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Antoine Saint-Jacques
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Antoine Saint-Jacques
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 435 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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