Sergeant Louis Maurice Careau

Son of Louis Careau and Marie Louise Dallaire from Québec, Québec.

Baptized Joseph Louis Honoré Maurice Careau. After serving two years with the Voltigeurs de Québec in Quebec City, he enlisted in the Royal 22e Régiment on 4 April 1936 and became a physical fitness instructor. He renewed his enlistment on 4 April 1939 before being sent to Great Britain. He arrived in Greenock, Scotland, on 18 December 1939. He became a member of the London King's Guards from 16 to 21 April 1940. He took part in the Allied landings in Sicily on 10 July 1943. He was killed in action during an assault on 23 May 1944 on the Hitler Line in the Liri valley, where he was buried on the 24th before being exhumed and reburied in Cassino cemetery. He had served 1,696 days, including 1,248 overseas.