Military service
Burial/memorial information
Enrolled in the Régiment de St-Hyacinthe - NPAM - on 16 September 1939, regimental number 1550, he was transferred to the Royal 22e Régiment on 30 November 1939, regimental number D-41038. He arrived in Greenock, Scotland, on 18 December and was a member of the London King's Guards from 16 April to 21 April 1940. He landed in Sicily on 10 July 1943. On 3 September, he set foot in Italy. He was killed in action at the Battle of Casa Berardi.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defense Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
Digital gallery of Private Laurier Chapdelaine
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Cemetery
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cross of Sacrifice
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave marker
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013
Digital gallery of
Private Laurier Chapdelaine
Digital gallery of
Private Laurier Chapdelaine
Digital gallery of
Private Laurier Chapdelaine
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 145 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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