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Baptized Hector Paul Émile Giraldeau. Son of Joseph Eugène Giraldeau and Alice Brunet. Husband of Maidie Scott of Bethnal Green, London, England.
Enlisted in the Royal 22nd Regiment, he sailed for Great Britain on May 11, 1940, and landed in Liverpool, England. He was temporarily assigned to the Canadian Provost Corps from June 7 to 28, 1941. On February 21, 1942, he was awarded the Good Conduct Badge. From May 19 to June 4, 1942, he was incorporated into the 3rd Battalion of Force Wolfe. On June 24, he was assigned to Force M and left for the Mediterranean. He landed in Pachino, Sicily, on July 10 as part of Operation Husky. He was killed in action on July 18, 1943, by two bullets to the chest during a German ambush on the Monte delle Forme plateau. He was buried the same day. He had served 1,244 days, including 1,163 days overseas.
Digital gallery of Private Paul Émile Giraldeau
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Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Cross of Sacrifice - Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Entrance
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Agira Canadian War Cemetery
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Agira Canadian War Cemetery
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View of Mt. Enna
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Grave Marker
Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Émile Giraldeau
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Émile Giraldeau
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Émile Giraldeau
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Émile Giraldeau
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Émile Giraldeau
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Émile Giraldeau
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Émile Giraldeau
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Émile Giraldeau
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Émile Giraldeau
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 163 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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