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Military service
Service number:
D/157805
Age:
21
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Le Regiment de la Chaudière, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
July 12, 1923
Lavaltrie, Québec
Enlistment:
April 22, 1944
Terrace, British Columbia
Death:
September 17, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
5. A. 6.
Additional information
Son of Joseph Vaillant, and of Yvonne Vaillant, of Lavaltrie, Province of Quebec. Previously enlisted in Montreal on May 17, 1943 under service number D-647200.
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Photo of Bernard Vaillant
Joseph Gédéon Bernard Yvon Vaillant was born in Lavaltrie (Québec) on July 12, 1923. He died at Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) on September 17, 1944 on the first day of Operation Wellhit. This photo is a close-up from a group photo during the wedding of his brother Gabriel Vaillant and Marie-Rose Lamontagne on July 10, 1941. -
Group Photo
Unveiling of a memorial plaque for Corporal Bernard Vaillant (1923-1944) on November 11, 2006 in Lavaltrie, Québec. Far right: One of his nephews, Raymond Vaillant (August 1st, 1946-June 19, 2015), and beside him Lucille Lachance-Villeneuve (May 31, 1927-March 2, 2015), cousin of the Corporal. Many family members were present for this memorial event to pay their respects. LV -
Memorial
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Cenotaph
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Correspondence
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Photo
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Memorial
Commemorative plaque - 350th anniversary park - Lavaltrie.
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Corporal Bernard Vaillant
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Corporal Bernard Vaillant
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Corporal Bernard Vaillant
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Corporal Bernard Vaillant
Digital gallery of
Corporal Bernard Vaillant
Digital gallery of
Corporal Bernard Vaillant
Digital gallery of
Corporal Bernard Vaillant
Digital gallery of
Corporal Bernard Vaillant
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Corporal Bernard Vaillant
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Commemorated on:
Page 467 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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