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Lieutenant Jean Roland Laporte

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Citation(s);

1939-1945 Star
Italy Star
France and Germany Star
War Medal 1939-1945
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal

Military service

Age: 23
Rank: Lieutenant
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.
Birth: June 2, 1921 Montréal, Québec
Enlistment: October 30, 1942 St-Jérôme, Terrebonne, Québec
Death: April 14, 1945 between Zutphen and Apeldoorn, Netherlands

Burial/memorial information

HOLTEN CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Grave reference: III. A. 15.
Additional information

His full name was Joseph Jean Rolland Laporte. He was the son of Jean Laporte and Gabrielle Massé of Montreal, Quebec.

Under the National Resources Mobilization Act of 1940, he reported to the recruitment center of the 4th Military District Depot in Montreal South. He was assigned the service number D-636446. He enlisted in the regular forces on October 30, 1942, while undergoing training in St-Jérôme, Terrebonne, Quebec. He was given a new service number, D-137702. After completing officer training, he was promoted to second lieutenant on April 17, 1943, and then to lieutenant on June 18. On the 19th, he was assigned to the Montmagny Regiment and departed for Great Britain on June 18, 1944. He arrived at his destination on the 30th. On September 15, he was temporarily assigned to the Hull Regiment. On November 3, as part of Force M, he embarked for the Mediterranean and set foot on the Italian mainland on the 18th. Upon his arrival, he was transferred to the 4th Battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment. On March 14, 1945, he left Italy for France, crossed the country, and arrived in the Netherlands on April 6. He was killed in action on April 14, 1945, during the Battle of Yssel—also known as the Battle of Deventer—as part of Operation Cleanser. The regiment’s objective was to capture the fortified wooded areas located between Zutphen and Apeldoorn. He was temporarily buried in Deventer before being exhumed and reburied in Holten.
 

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Second World War (1939 – 1945)

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 532 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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HOLTEN CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Netherlands

Holten is a village 20 kilometres east of the town of Deventer, on the main A1 motorway from Amsterdam to Bremen in Germany. Following the A1 motorway, turn off at exit 26 and follow the N332 in the direction of Holten. Follow the N332 until reaching a signpost for Holterberg. Turn right onto the N344 in the direction of Holten, then at the T junction turn left towards Holten and follow this road to the roundabout. Take second exit then turn first right towards Holterberg. Follow this road uphill until you see a green Commission sign pointing to the right. Turn right down the track and follow to the end. Turn left and the cemetery lies along here on the left hand side.

Historical Information: The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944. The great majority of those buried in Holten Canadian War Cemetery died during the last stages of the war in Holland, during the advance of the Canadian 2nd Corps into northern Germany, and across the Ems in April and the first days of May 1945. After the end of hostilities the remains of over 1,300 Canadian soldiers were brought together into this cemetery.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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