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Joseph Arthur Lucien Riendeau

In memory of:

Able Seaman Joseph Arthur Lucien Riendeau

April 29, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

V/6869

Age:

24

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.C.S. Athabaskan

Additional Information


The province of Ontario honoured Able Seaman Riendeau by naming Riendeau Lake in his honour.

Commemorated on Page 427 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

PLOUESCAT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Finistere, France

Grave Reference:

Row B. Grave 31.

Location:

Take the Morlaix to Brest road, D58, and take the exit for Plouescat, D10. Head towards the town centre until a small square (where parking is permitted), with a hotel in the corner, is reached. The Communal Cemetery adjoins the Square with just a small road in between. The CWGC plot lies on the left hand side of the entrance.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOSEPH ARTHUR LUCIEN RIENDEAU– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Medals– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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