Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Joseph Paul Come Marquis
In memory of:
Staff Sergeant Joseph Paul Come Marquis
February 6, 1962
Leopoldville, Congo
Military Service
SG 21074
48
Army
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
57 Canadian Signal Unit - United Nations Operations in the Congo (UNOC)
Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Forces Decoration, Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, United Nations Observation Group in the Congo Medal (UNOGC), Dag Hammarskjöld Medal
Additional Information
March 28, 1913
Baker Brook, New Brunswick
September 2, 1939
Woodstock, New Brunswick
Son of Vital and Alice (nee Martin) Marquis of Baker Brook, New Brunswick. Husband of Irene (nee Boucher) Marquis and father of Marie Patricia Ann Paulette and Joseph Paul Robert Marquis of Edmunston, New Brunswick.
Commemorated on Page 118 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
NAIROBI WAR CEMETERY
Kenya
Plot 3 Row C Grave 8
The NAIROBI WAR CEMETERY is on the outskirts of Nairobi, about 10 kilometres west of the city and 900 metres from Hgong Road which is the main road to the Government Forest Reserve.
Digital Collection
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Grave marker – UNC62-203-1 is an official Canadian Army Photograph of Staff Sergeant Marquis's gravesite in Nairobi, Kenya. -
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Funeral – UNC62-20302 is an official Canadian Army photograph taken during the interment of Staff Sergeant Marquis in Nairobi War Cemetery, Kenya. -
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Staff Sergeant Joseph Paul Come Marquis – Staff Sergeant Joseph Paul Come Marquis in service uniform.
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