Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Omer Eugene Bedard
In memory of:
Corporal Omer Eugene Bedard
May 19, 1944
Liri Valley, Italy
Military Service
E/5580
27
Army
Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defense Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadian Volunterry Service Medal with bar
Additional Information
March 29, 1917
Charlesbourg, Quebec
April 25, 1940
Quebec, Quebec
Son of Eugène Honoré et Célanire Bedard of Charlesbourg, Quebec.
He was killed in action on 19 May 1944 during an assault against the Hitler Line in the Liri Valley, Italy. He was buried in Portecorvo, Italy, before being reburied in Cassino, Italy.
Commemorated on Page 246 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. C. 4.
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.
Digital Collection
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Photo of OMER EUGENE BEDARD – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Circumstances of death – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Telegram – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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