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Baptized Joseph Louis Jules Gauthier. Son of Damase Gauthier and Emma Prouilx of Trois-Rivières, St-Maurice, Québec.
He previously served in the Trois-Rivières Regiment from September to October 1939. He embarked for Great Britain on December 9, 1939, and landed in Greenock, Scotland, on the 18th. On October 23, 1941, he was awarded the Good Conduct Badge, which he received on December 12. On June 15, 1943, he was incorporated into Force M and sailed for the Mediterranean to take part in Operation Husky. He landed on the beach at Pachino, Sicily, on July 10 with the second wave of the assault. On September 10, he set foot on the Italian mainland at Reggio di Calabria. On October 31 of the same year, in the Ripalimosani sector, he was wounded in the legs, face, and head. On September 16, 1944, he was killed in action on Mount Lorenzo while defending his position with a Vickers machine gun. He had served 1,791 days, including 1,743 days overseas.
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Row of markers in the tiered Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 -
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Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Digital gallery of
Sergeant Jules Gauthier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Jules Gauthier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Jules Gauthier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Jules Gauthier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Jules Gauthier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Jules Gauthier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Jules Gauthier
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Jules Gauthier
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 313 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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