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He had a brother who fought in Europe during World War II and survived the conflict.
Enlisted in the Voltigeurs de Québec, he embarked on July 21, 1943, for Great Britain, where he landed on the 28th in Greenock, Scotland. Assigned to the Mediterranean theater of operations on January 12, 1944, he landed in Italy on February 6 after being transferred to the Royal 22nd Regiment on January 27. He was killed in action on September 15, 1944, during an assault on Mount Marano, Italy. He served for 1,166 days, including 422 overseas.
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Private Edmond Deschenes
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Private Edmond Deschenes
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Private Edmond Deschenes
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Private Edmond Deschenes
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 289 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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GRADARA WAR CEMETERY Italy
GRADARA WAR CEMETERY is situated in the Commune of Gradara in the Province of Pesaro, at a distance of about 1.5 kilometres from the shores of the Adriatic. To reach the GRADARA WAR CEMETERY from Highway A14 (Bologna-Taranto), exit at Cattolica, which is the nearest town and a seaside resort. The Cemetery is on the main road 5 kilometres south west of the town.
The cemetery occupies a unique position on a hillside which was terraced for agriculture, each row of graves taking up one terrace. The site for the cemetery was chosen in November 1944 and it contains the graves of casualties incurred during the advance from Ancona to Rimini (which broke the Gothic Line) and in the heavy fighting around Rimini, which was taken by the Allies on 21st September 1944.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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