Private André Glaziou

Baptized Joseph Marie Félix André Glaziou Son of Félix Glaziou and Isabelle Daviou ou Derren, from Gourin, Morbihan, Brittany, France.

It is difficult to establish his true date of birth, as no records have been found. When he enlisted in the NAPAM on October 9, 1940, under registration number D-448437, he claimed to have been born on October 23, 1916, in Montreal. When he enlisted in the active forces on April 2, 1942, he claimed to have been born on October 16, 1917. On a form dated 1944, his mother stated that he was born on December 17, 1917, also in Montreal. On April 11, he was assigned to the Joliette Regiment, registration number D-66258. On September 20, he sailed for Great Britain, arriving on October 7. He was transferred to the Royal 22nd Regiment on April 29, 1943. On June 15, while assigned to Force M, he sailed for the Mediterranean. On July 10, 1943, he landed on Pachino Beach, Sicily, with the second wave of the assault as part of Operation Husky. On September 10, he set foot on the Italian mainland at Reggio di Calabria. He was killed in action on December 20, 1943, during the Battle of Casa Berardi. He was buried there on the 21st on the south side of the road. Around February 17, 1945, his body was exhumed and reburied in the Moro River Cemetery in Ortona.