Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Lionel Leo Barsalo
In memory of:
Private Lionel Leo Barsalo
May 19, 1944
Liri Valley
Military Service
D/137949
31
Army
Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.
Posthumously awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the Italy Star, the 1939-1945 War Medal and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Bar.
Additional Information
September 18, 1912
Montreal, Quebec
Son of Arthur Norbert Barsalo and Mary Ann Dooner from Verdun, today Montréal, Québec.
Transferred to Italy with the 1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment on 14 May 1944, he was killed in action on the 19th during an assault on the Hitler Line in the Liri Valley, Italy. He was buried by the roadside on the 20th and was exhumed and returned to Cassino Cemetery, Italy.
Commemorated on Page 244 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Italy
IV. E. 21.
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cassino, Province of Frosinone, 139 kilometres south-east of Rome. It is situated in the valley of the River Liri immediately below the southern spurs of the central Apennines. Above it at a distance of one kilometre is the dominating hill on which stands the Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict in the year 529 on the site of an ancient temple of Apollo. If approaching the CASSINO WAR CEMETERY by road, follow the Highway A2 from Rome to Naples and leave it at the Cassino exit. After passing the pay booths, follow the sign for Cassino. At the traffic lights, after a block of flats, turn right towards the locality of S. Angelo and the CWGC signs will then be seen.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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