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René Herménégiles Vézina

In memory of:

Sapper René Herménégiles Vézina

March 9, 1957
El Ballah Camp, Egypt

Military Service


Service Number:

SE-119102

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Engineers

Citation(s):

Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF), Dag Hammarskjöld Medal

Additional Information


Born:

January 28, 1927
Quebec City, Quebec

Enlistment:

September 16, 1954
Quebec City, Quebec

Son of Herménégilde and Philomène (nee Bouchard) Kermanz Siles Vezina, of Montmorency Bois Chatel, Quebec. Brother of Claude, Olivelle Vezina and Madelaine Clark.

Commemorated on Page 86 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:
Grave Reference:

Plot 16 Row A Grave 17

Location:

MOASCAR WAR CEMETERY is situated just off the main Ismailia-Cairo road, 10 kilometres by road from Ismailia. The cemetery is contained within an army camp, 3 kilometres along Treaty Road.

Digital Collection

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  • Sapper René-Herménégiles Vézina– Sapper René-Herménégiles Vézina in service uniform.
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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