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Son of Louis Arthur and Albertine Pellerin, of Shawinigan Falls, Province of Quebec.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Letter from the Department of National Defence with information about the photo of the temporary grave in Italy.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
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Moro River cemetery in Ortona where he is buried.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Newspaper article about Remembrance Day in Shawinigan in front of the war monument, in 1948. Émile Roger Pellerin's father on the top image.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Remembrance Day service in front of the Shawinigan war monument in the late 1940'.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Thank you letter to Émile Roger Pellerin's mother, written from the Royal 22e Régiment's Victoria Cross recipient Paul Triquet
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Photo taken at San Pietro, Italy, where Émile Roger Pellerin died. Evidence suggest he is one of the five in the battlefield graves seen here.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Émile Roger Pellerin's death notice in a newspaper clipping.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Letter from the Royal 22e Régiment to Émile Roger Pellerin's father about items of a parcel sent from home that were distributed to comrades in Europe after his death.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Letter from Régiment de Joliette (2e bataillon, compagnie C) asking information about Émile Roger Pellerin for the Honour Roll.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Note from the Department of National Defence to the family.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Émile Roger Pellerin (far left) at a military base.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
in uniform.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Émile Roger Pellerin (top row, sixth from right) with comrades at a military camp.
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Comrades, probably in Europe. Émile Roger Pellerin not in the photo, he may have taken the shot himself.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Shawinigan newspaper article about a service in his local church. His body was buried in Italy.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Newspaper article with details about the service in his local church in Shawinigan.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Temporary cross on Émile Roger Pellerin's grave at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery near Ortona, Italy.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Letter from the Department of National Defence about his grave in Italy.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Émile Roger Pellerin, at the far right, with his sisters. His younger brother wasn't born yet.
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Émile Roger Pellerin, in his childhood, relaxing near a tree.
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Émile Roger Pellerin and his classmates. He is fifth on our left, on the lower row.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Émile Roger Pellerin, group photo of the drama class at Collège Immaculée-Conception of Shawinigan, in 1928 (he was 9 or 10 years old). He is on the top row, second from our left, with his name inked above his head.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Émile Roger Pellerin, group photo of the drama class at Collège Immaculée-Conception of Shawinigan. It was a comedy show in April 1935. He is seated, and wears a wig.
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Émile Roger Pellerin wearing a costume for a play.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (left) wearing a costume for a play.
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Émile Roger Pellerin in his teenage years.
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Émile Roger Pellerin in his teenage years.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Émile Roger Pellerin with his family (sisters, brother, father and mother) as well as a few friends, during their vacation at Lac des Piles in Grand-Mère. He is standing up, fourth from the right. He was around 18 years old.
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Émile Roger Pellerin standing up, third from our right.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (third from our left) with friends.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (left) with friends on Boulevard St-Maurice in Shawinigan.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (far left) with friends.
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Émile Roger Pellerin close to the Shawinigan Falls, in his early twenties.
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Newspaper article with mention of Émile Roger Pellerin leaving his job at the Royal Bank to join the army.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Official document of Émile Roger Pellerin qualifying as Lieutenant in the Canadian Infantry.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (centre) with comrades at a military camp.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (far right) with comrades.
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Émile Roger Pellerin in uniform at a military camp.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (top row, seventh from right) with comrades at a military camp.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (bottom row, fourth from right) with comrades at a military camp.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (second bottom row, first from right, seated on the bench) with comrades.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (10th face from left) parading with comrades at a military camp.
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Émile Roger Pellerin leaving his family and friends to board the train in Shawinigan. It would be the last time they have seen him...
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Émile Roger Pellerin leaving his family and friends to board the train in Shawinigan. It would be the last time they have seen him...
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
War monument in Shawinigan.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Newspaper article about Émile Roger Pellerin's mother being selected as part of the 1964 commemorative pilgrimage to Italy. She had been chosen to represent Canadian mothers who lost a son in the Italian Campaign.
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Group photo of the 1964 commemorative pilgrimage to Italy participants. Émile Roger Pellerin's mother is on the left, bottom row.
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Boarding the plane before the 1964 commemorative pilgrimage to Italy. Émile Roger Pellerin's mother is fifth from the right.
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Émile Roger Pellerin's mother (left) while in Italy during the 1964 commemorative pilgrimage, with other participants.
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Émile Roger Pellerin's mother in front of his grave at the Moro River Canadian Cemetery in Ortona, during the 1964 commemorative pilgrimage. She is with Lieutenant-Général Jean-Victor Allard.
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Cover of a book given to Émile Roger Pellerin's mother from participants of the 1964 commemorative pilgrimage.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Newspaper article about the 1966 Remembrance ceremony in Shawinigan, in front of the war monument. Émile Roger Pellerin's mother is shown on the photo after placing her wreath
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
List of names inscribed on the war monument in Shawinigan, including Émile Roger Pellerin.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Letter to the family, from the Imperial War Graves Commission, about the permanent headstone, dated February 9, 1953.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Newspaper article on the participation of Émile Roger Pellerin's mother to the commemorative pilgrimage of 1964 in Italy published in L'Écho du Saint-Maurice on July 22, 1964.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
Newspaper article on the participation of Émile Roger Pellerin's mother to the commemorative pilgrimage of 1964 in Italy.
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Lieutenant Emile Roger Pellerin
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Letter from the Department of National Defence with information about the photo of the temporary grave in Italy.
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Moro River cemetery in Ortona where he is buried.
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Newspaper article about Remembrance Day in Shawinigan in front of the war monument, in 1948. Émile Roger Pellerin's father on the top image.
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Remembrance Day service in front of the Shawinigan war monument in the late 1940'.
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Thank you letter to Émile Roger Pellerin's mother, written from the Royal 22e Régiment's Victoria Cross recipient Paul Triquet
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Photo taken at San Pietro, Italy, where Émile Roger Pellerin died. Evidence suggest he is one of the five in the battlefield graves seen here.
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Émile Roger Pellerin's death notice in a newspaper clipping.
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Letter from the Royal 22e Régiment to Émile Roger Pellerin's father about items of a parcel sent from home that were distributed to comrades in Europe after his death.
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Letter from Régiment de Joliette (2e bataillon, compagnie C) asking information about Émile Roger Pellerin for the Honour Roll.
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Note from the Department of National Defence to the family.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (far left) at a military base.
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in uniform.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (top row, sixth from right) with comrades at a military camp.
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Comrades, probably in Europe. Émile Roger Pellerin not in the photo, he may have taken the shot himself.
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Shawinigan newspaper article about a service in his local church. His body was buried in Italy.
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Newspaper article with details about the service in his local church in Shawinigan.
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Temporary cross on Émile Roger Pellerin's grave at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery near Ortona, Italy.
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Letter from the Department of National Defence about his grave in Italy.
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Émile Roger Pellerin, at the far right, with his sisters. His younger brother wasn't born yet.
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Émile Roger Pellerin, in his childhood, relaxing near a tree.
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Émile Roger Pellerin and his classmates. He is fifth on our left, on the lower row.
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Émile Roger Pellerin, group photo of the drama class at Collège Immaculée-Conception of Shawinigan, in 1928 (he was 9 or 10 years old). He is on the top row, second from our left, with his name inked above his head.
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Émile Roger Pellerin, group photo of the drama class at Collège Immaculée-Conception of Shawinigan. It was a comedy show in April 1935. He is seated, and wears a wig.
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Émile Roger Pellerin wearing a costume for a play.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (left) wearing a costume for a play.
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Émile Roger Pellerin in his teenage years.
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Émile Roger Pellerin in his teenage years.
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Émile Roger Pellerin with his family (sisters, brother, father and mother) as well as a few friends, during their vacation at Lac des Piles in Grand-Mère. He is standing up, fourth from the right. He was around 18 years old.
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Émile Roger Pellerin standing up, third from our right.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (third from our left) with friends.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (left) with friends on Boulevard St-Maurice in Shawinigan.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (far left) with friends.
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Émile Roger Pellerin close to the Shawinigan Falls, in his early twenties.
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Newspaper article with mention of Émile Roger Pellerin leaving his job at the Royal Bank to join the army.
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Official document of Émile Roger Pellerin qualifying as Lieutenant in the Canadian Infantry.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (centre) with comrades at a military camp.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (far right) with comrades.
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Émile Roger Pellerin in uniform at a military camp.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (top row, seventh from right) with comrades at a military camp.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (bottom row, fourth from right) with comrades at a military camp.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (second bottom row, first from right, seated on the bench) with comrades.
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Émile Roger Pellerin (10th face from left) parading with comrades at a military camp.
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Émile Roger Pellerin leaving his family and friends to board the train in Shawinigan. It would be the last time they have seen him...
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Émile Roger Pellerin leaving his family and friends to board the train in Shawinigan. It would be the last time they have seen him...
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War monument in Shawinigan.
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Newspaper article about Émile Roger Pellerin's mother being selected as part of the 1964 commemorative pilgrimage to Italy. She had been chosen to represent Canadian mothers who lost a son in the Italian Campaign.
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Group photo of the 1964 commemorative pilgrimage to Italy participants. Émile Roger Pellerin's mother is on the left, bottom row.
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Boarding the plane before the 1964 commemorative pilgrimage to Italy. Émile Roger Pellerin's mother is fifth from the right.
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Émile Roger Pellerin's mother (left) while in Italy during the 1964 commemorative pilgrimage, with other participants.
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Émile Roger Pellerin's mother in front of his grave at the Moro River Canadian Cemetery in Ortona, during the 1964 commemorative pilgrimage. She is with Lieutenant-Général Jean-Victor Allard.
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Cover of a book given to Émile Roger Pellerin's mother from participants of the 1964 commemorative pilgrimage.
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Newspaper article about the 1966 Remembrance ceremony in Shawinigan, in front of the war monument. Émile Roger Pellerin's mother is shown on the photo after placing her wreath
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List of names inscribed on the war monument in Shawinigan, including Émile Roger Pellerin.
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Letter to the family, from the Imperial War Graves Commission, about the permanent headstone, dated February 9, 1953.
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Newspaper article on the participation of Émile Roger Pellerin's mother to the commemorative pilgrimage of 1964 in Italy published in L'Écho du Saint-Maurice on July 22, 1964.
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Newspaper article on the participation of Émile Roger Pellerin's mother to the commemorative pilgrimage of 1964 in Italy.
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MORO RIVER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Italy
By the winter of 1943, the German armies in Italy were defending a line stretching from the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Naples, to the Adriatic Sea south of Ortona. The Allies prepared to break through this line to capture Rome. For its part, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division was to cross the Moro River and take Ortona. In January 1944 the Canadian Corps selected this site, intending that it would contain the graves of those who died during the Ortona battle and in the fighting in the weeks before and after it. Today, there are 1,615 graves in the cemetery, of which over 50 are unidentified and 1,375 are Canadian.
The Moro River Canadian War Cemetery lies in the locality of San Donato in the Commune of Ortona, Province of Chieti, and is sited on high ground near the sea just east of the main Adriatic coast road (SS16). The cemetery can be reached from Rome on the autostrada A25 (Rome-Pescara) by branching on the autostrada A14 and leaving it at Ortona. The approach road to the cemetery from the main road passes under an arch forming part of the little church of San Donato. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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