Canadian Virtual War Memorial
François Noël Caron
In memory of:
Sergeant François Noël Caron
October 24, 1944
Cesena, Italy
Military Service
E/4312
26
Army
Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.
1939-1943 Star, 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadien Volunteer Service Medal with bar
Additional Information
December 25, 1917
Grand-Mère, Quebec
October 10, 1939
Montréal, Quebec
Son Albert Caron and Émilie Brousseau from Montréal, Québec.
After arriving in Greenock, Scotland, on 18 December 1939, he embarked for Sicily to take part in the Allied landings on 10 July 1943. On 3 September, he set foot on the Italian mainland. Cesena had been abandoned by the Germans occupying the banks of the river Senio. During a patrol, Caron was killed in action at the entrance to the town on 24 October. He had 1,752 days' service, including 1,691 overseas.
Commemorated on Page 268 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CESENA WAR CEMETERY
Italy
III, A, 15.
CESENA WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cesena, in the Province of Forli, and is situated one kilometre north-east of Cesena railway station on the provincial road to Cervia (Route No.71 bis). If exiting at Cesena from the highway, the sign will be seen for the Cemetery. From the other direction in Cesena, follow the sign to Rimini and then Cervia and the Cemetery will be found on the right. The CESENA WAR CEMETERY is permanently open and may be visited outside the working hours of the local gardening staff, but will be unmanned.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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