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Guy Joseph Adrien Boulay
In memory of:
Private Guy Joseph Adrien Boulay
May 23, 1944
Liri Valley, Italy
Military Service
D/140138
22
Army
Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
Additional Information
February 16, 1922
Montreal, Quebec
April 16, 1943
Montreal, Quebec
Baptized Joseph Jean Adrien Guy Boulé. Son of Louis Philippe Boulé and Yvonne Lemay dit Delorme from Montréal, Québec.
Enrolled at the 4th District Depot in Montreal, Quebec, under the name Guy Boulay, he was transferred to the Royal 22e Régiment on 14 July 14, 1943. He embarked for England on December 14 and for Italy on 17 February 17, 1944, arriving on March 3. He was killed in action on 23 May 1944 during an assault on the Hitler Line in the Liri Valley, Italy. He was buried there the same day and on 15 October 1946 his body was exhumed and laid to rest in the military cemetery at Cassino, Italy. He had 404 days' service, including 161 overseas.
Commemorated on Page 254 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. G. 17.
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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Cemetery – Entrance - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Cemetery – Cross of Sacrifice - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 -
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Cemetery – Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Grave Marker – Grave marker - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013
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