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Baptized Joseph Lucien Hormidas Faubert, he only served under the name Lucien Faubert. Son of Exilmer Faubert and Blanche Cardinal of St-Henri, Montréal, Québec.
On June 22, 1942, he enlisted at the Central Reception Center in Montreal in Canada's permanent active militia, in the 3rd Division Reconnaissance, serial number D-546783. He was discharged from the army on February 7, 1943. The next day, he reported to the 4th Military Infantry Depot in Montreal and enlisted in the regular forces, service number D-139298. On December 14, 1943, he sailed for Great Britain and arrived on the 21st. On December 18, 1944, he was incorporated into Force M and sailed for the Mediterranean. On the 19th, he was transferred to the 4th Battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment and landed in Italy on March 3. He was wounded in action on March 29 by a bullet in the back and was evacuated. He returned to duty on June 5. On September 16, 1944, he was killed in action by a sniper during an assault on the heights of San Martino, near the belvedere. The fighting was fierce. He was buried on the 19th near San Martino, and his remains were exhumed on May 31, 1945, to be reburied in Gradara.
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Memorial
View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 -
Grave Markers
Row of markers in the tiered Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave Marker
Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private Joseph Lucien Hormisdas Faubert
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Private Joseph Lucien Hormisdas Faubert
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Private Joseph Lucien Hormisdas Faubert
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Private Joseph Lucien Hormisdas Faubert
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Page 302 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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