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Baptized Joseph Amédée Jean Paul Chardola, Son of Antoine Chardola and Anna Martin from Montréal, Québec. Husband of Kathleen Mabel Clarke from Richmond, Surrey, England. Father of Terry Chardola.
He enlisted for the first time with the 65th Regiment - Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal - regimental number D-61137, on 9 September 1939 and was discharged on 6 October. He enlisted a second time in Montreal on 15 November 1939 with the Royal 22e Régiment, regimental number E-4648. He embarked on 11 May 1940 and disembarked on 21 May in Liverpool, England. He sailed again on 15 June 1943 to take part in the Allied landings in Sicily on 10 July. He was killed in action on the 27th during the fighting at Mount Scalpello. He was initially buried in Catanenova, Sicily, before being exhumed and reburied in Agira.
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Photo of JEAN-PAUL CHARDOLA
Private Jean-Paul Chardola, England in August 1942. Identified in the group photo of Company C of the Royal 22e Régiment by Sergeant Paul-Henri Vézina in 1990. -
Group Photo
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Attestation paper
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Newspaper clipping
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Newspaper clipping
Roll of Honnor, The Victoria Daily Times, Sep 3, 1943. Jean-Paul Chardola Killed in action. -
Letter
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Letter
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Letter
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Field Service Form
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Photo
It is unknown who this person is. The photo was found in Jean-Paul's military service file. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Entrance
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Agira Canadian War Cemetery
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Photo 2 of Agira Canadian War Cemetery
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View of Mt. Enna
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Grave marker
Grave Marker of Private Chardola at Agira Canadian War Cemtery in Italy.
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Private Jean-Paul Chardola
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Private Jean-Paul Chardola
Digital gallery of
Private Jean-Paul Chardola
Digital gallery of
Private Jean-Paul Chardola
Digital gallery of
Private Jean-Paul Chardola
Digital gallery of
Private Jean-Paul Chardola
Digital gallery of
Private Jean-Paul Chardola
Digital gallery of
Private Jean-Paul Chardola
Digital gallery of
Private Jean-Paul Chardola
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 145 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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