Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Albert Andre Coulombe
In memory of:
Trooper Albert Andre Coulombe
May 12, 1944
Military Service
H/100590
21
Army
Calgary Regiment, R.C.A.C.
14th Armd. Regt.
Additional Information
November 9, 1922
Fannystelle, Manitoba
April 18, 1942
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of Oscar and Gertrude Coulombe, of Benard, Manitoba.
Commemorated on Page 280 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
V. A. 22.
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 ALBERT ANDRE COULOMBE – Trooper Albert Andre Coulombe from Bénard, Canada, of the 14th Armoured Regiment, resting on his Norton 16H motorcycle in Volturara, Italy. 3 October 1943. Coulombe would be killed at Monte Cassino, 12 May 1944 and lies at the Cassino War Cemetery. -
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Photo of ALBERT ANDRE COULOMBE – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Albert Andre Coulombe – Photo labelled "Trooper A.A. Coulombe, 14th Armoured Regiment (The Calgary Regiment), resting on motorcycle", and dated 3 Oct. 1943 in Volturara, Italy. -
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