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Baptized Joseph Charles Jean Maurice Cardinal. An army cadet in St-Stanislas, Québec, he enlisted in Montréal, Québec, on 9 September 1939, in the Régiment de Châteauguay (Mitrailleuses) of the active militia, regimental number 463. The same day, he was sent to the Régiment de St-Hyacinthe, Québec. On 3 October, he transferred to the regular forces of that unit, regimental number D-51065, before being transferred to the Royal 22e Régiment on the 26th. A soldier of many deeds, he embarked for England, arriving in Liverpool on 21 May 1940. At Singleton, Chichester, West Sussex, England on 20 June 1942, he was accidentally shot and killed by a security guard.
Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
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Private Maurice Cardinal
Digital gallery of
Private Maurice Cardinal
Digital gallery of
Private Maurice Cardinal
Digital gallery of
Private Maurice Cardinal
Digital gallery of
Private Maurice Cardinal
Digital gallery of
Private Maurice Cardinal
Digital gallery of
Private Maurice Cardinal
Digital gallery of
Private Maurice Cardinal
Digital gallery of
Private Maurice Cardinal
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 63 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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