Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Germain Banville and Marcelline Lepage, of St. Narcisse, Rimouski Co., Province of Quebec.
He enlisted on 21 March 1941 in Rimouski, Quebec, regimental number E-620148. On 1 May 1942, he enlisted again with the Fusiliers du Saint-Laurent in Halifax, Nova Scotia, service number E-109503. A deserter, he enlisted a third time on 18 June 1942 at Camp Valcartier, Quebec, regimental number E-57850. On 22 April 1943, he joined the Royal 22e Régiment and left for England on the 23rd.
On 10 July 1943, he took part in the Allied landing in Sicily, Operation Husky. He was killed in action on the 27th during the assault on Mount Santa Maria near Catanenova, where he was temporarily buried. He had 449 days' service, including 306 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War 1939-1945 Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar.
Digital gallery of Private Emile Banville
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Photo of Emile Banville
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Cemetery
Entrance - Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave Marker
Grave marker - Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Cross of Sacrifice - Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 -
Entrance
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Agira Canadian War Cemetery
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Photo 2 of Agira Canadian War Cemetery
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View of Mt. Enna
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Group Photo
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Grave marker
Grave marker from Emile Banville's grave at Agira Canadian War Cemetery.
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Private Emile Banville
Digital gallery of
Private Emile Banville
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 134 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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