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Burial/memorial information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Belzil, of Montreal, Quebec.
He was one of 53 Canadians who lost their lives on July 4-5, 1943. They were travelling in convoy KMS-18B on their way to Sicily, Italy, for Operation Husky. Three ships (City of Venice, St. Essylt and Devis) were torpedoed and sunk by German u-boats in the Mediterranean Sea near Alger, Algeria.
Digital gallery of Gunner Arthur Romuald Belzil
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Inscription
Inscription on the Cassino Memorial - located within the Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Cassino Memorial - located within the Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Gunner Arthur Romuald Belzil
Digital gallery of
Gunner Arthur Romuald Belzil
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 135 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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