Military service
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Initially enrolled with the Fusiliers Mont-Royal, he was transferred to the Régiment de la Chaudière on 1 July 1943, before moving to the 1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, en route to Italy on 29 March 1944. While fighting in the Borgo Santa Maria sector, he was wounded by a bullet to the head and another to the chest. He died on the 4th in Cattolica, Italy.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
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Private Jules Boivin
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Private Jules Boivin
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Private Jules Boivin
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Private Jules Boivin
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Private Jules Boivin
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Private Jules Boivin
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 253 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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