Military service
Burial/memorial information
Enlisted in the Châteauguay Regiment on 26 May 1942, he embarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 29 September and landed in Great Britain on 7 October. Transferred to the Royal 22e Régiment on 21 July 1943, he embarked for Sicily on 15 August, arriving at his destination on the 27th. He took part in the fighting. On 3 September, he set foot on the Italian mainland. He was killed in action on 16 December 1943 during the Battle of Casa Berardi. He was buried there on the 21st before being exhumed and reburied in the Moro River Cemetery, Ortona, Italy. He had 570 days' service, including 443 overseas.
1935-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defense Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
Digital gallery of Private Ricardo Chartrand
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Commemorative Card
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Private Ricardo Chartrand
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 145 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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