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Jules Alphonse Gagnon

In memory of:

Private Jules Alphonse Gagnon

August 19, 1942
Dieppe, France

Military Service

Service Number:

L/12289

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

South Saskatchewan Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.

Additional Information

Born:

April 20, 1915
St. Fabien de Rimouski, Quebec

Enlistment:

October 4, 1939
Weyburn, Saskatchewan

Son of Joseph and the late Valentine (nee Fournier) of Loretteville, Quebec. Brother of Antoine, André, Gaudoise et Yvonne.

Brother of Private Gérard Gagnon, who died while serving with the Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Commemorated on Page 75 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER)
Seine-Maritime, France

Grave Reference:

Special Memorial

Location:

From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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  • Grave Marker– Grave marker taken Sept 12, 2012.

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker taken Sept 12, 2012.
  • Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery

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  • Grave Marker– Grave marker for Jules Alphonse Gagnon in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery (Hautot-Sur-Mer), France. Image taken 11 July 2014 by Tom Tulloch.

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker for Jules Alphonse Gagnon in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery (Hautot-Sur-Mer), France. Image taken 11 July 2014 by Tom Tulloch.

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