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Military service
Service number:
H/17245
Age:
26
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
March 1, 1918
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
May 9, 1940
Manitoba
Death:
June 6, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Grave 3.
Additional information
Son of Richard Gilbert La Croix and Angela La Croix (nee Hanlon). Husband of Elva Orlean La Croix (nee Bruce), of Sturgeon Valley, Saskatchewan.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 356 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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ST. VAAST-EN-AUGE CHURCHYARD Calvados, France
St. Vaast-en-Auge is a village and commune 29 kilometres north-east of Caen, and 23 kilometres north-west of Lisieux. The churchyard is located next to a level crossing in the village, and the Commonwealth war graves will be found at the bottom right hand corner of the churchyard. There are 12 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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