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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Paul Lafortune

In memory of:

Corporal Paul Lafortune

July 1, 1919

Military Service


Service Number:

3156509

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

2nd Depot Bn.

Additional Information


Burial Information


Cemetery:

MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada

Grave Reference:

3410. M.

Location:

Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road. During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Program– Original program distributed at the unveiling of the St. Lambert, Quebec WWI War Memorial on July 9th, 1922.

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