Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Joseph Raoul Real Gilles Desrochers
In memory of:
Flying Officer Joseph Raoul Real Gilles Desrochers
September 8, 1955
Cold Lake, Alberta
Military Service
216393
21
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
No. 3 All-Weather (Fighter) Operational Training Unit
Additional Information
April 21, 1934
St. Claire, Quebec
September 9, 1953
Montreal, Quebec
Son of Armand and Lucienne (nee Fournier) Desrochers of Montreal, Quebec.
Commemorated on Page 68 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
MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada
Grave 4109, Plot 3412, Section M
Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road. During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.
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