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Gilles Joseph Stephan Desmarais

In memory of:

Corporal Gilles Joseph Stephan Desmarais

September 25, 1998
Zgon, Bosnia

Military Service


Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

2 Combat Engineer Regiment

Citation(s):

Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia (NATO-FY)

Additional Information


Born:

June 7, 1975
Sudbury, Ontario

Enlistment:

April 26, 1995

Son of Joffre and Carmen Desmarais. Step brother of Roger Giroux. Brother of Denis and Rose-Anne Desmarais. Uncle of Stephan Demarais.

Commemorated on Page 204 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


Cemetery:

NOELVILLE CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

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