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Military service
Service number:
E/101626
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
July 21, 1924
Maltempec
Enlistment:
September 21, 1943
Death:
September 1, 1944
Borgo Santa Maria, Italy
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. C. 18.
Additional information
Baptized Joseph Gérard Dion. Son of Charles Doiron and Lorette (alias Laura) Duguay of Maltempec, New Brunswick. He sailed for Great Britain on April 4, 1944, arriving on the 11th. Assigned to Force M, he embarked for Italy, where he landed on the 16th. Integrated into the 4th Battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment, he went to the front line on August 24, 1944. He was killed in action on September 1, 1944, during the Battle of Borgo Santa Maria. He was first buried on the 2nd in Pesaro, then exhumed and reburied on March 22, 1945, in Montecchio. He had served 347 days, including 150 overseas.
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Commemorated on:
Page 292 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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MONTECCHIO WAR CEMETERY Italy
The War Cemetery lies in the locality of Montecchio in the Commune of Montelabbate (Province of Pesaro). It stands on rising ground just North of the main road from Pesaro to Urbino, about 12 kilometres west of Pesaro. If approaching by car, take the road 423 from Pesaro to Urbino, following the signs for Montecchio. Just before entering the town, the Cemetery will be seen on the right hand side of the road.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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