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Son of Herbé Lacombe and Aimée (aka Emma) Boudreau, of Alexandria, Ontario. Brother of Aldége of Kingston, Ontario, Albert of Cornwall, Ontario, Raymond of Alexandria, Ontario and Cecile and Pauline Lacombe of Alexandria, Ontario.
Enlisted in the Régiment de Maisonneuve, he sailed for Great Britain on August 24, 1940, and landed in Greenock, Scotland, on September 5. From May 18 to June 3, 1942, he trained with the 8th Wolfe Battalion. After several incidents of misconduct, he was transferred to the 4th Battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment on May 12, 1943. Assigned to Force M, he sailed for the Mediterranean on June 27 and landed in Sicily on July 13. On September 10, he set foot on the Italian mainland at Reggio di Calabria. From October 1, 1943, to January 22, 1944, he was treated for malaria. Upon returning to his unit on February 21, 1944, he was on patrol with an officer and two other soldiers. He was killed in action while the others were taken prisoner in the Ortona salient. His body was never recovered.
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Page 356 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CASSINO MEMORIAL Italy
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 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 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.
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