Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Louis Maurice Careau
In memory of:
Sergeant Louis Maurice Careau
May 23, 1944
Liri Valley, Italy
Military Service
P/48791
29
Army
Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
Additional Information
August 30, 1914
Quebec, Quebec
September 7, 1939
Quebec, Quebec
Son of Louis Careau and Marie Louise Dallaire from Québec, Québec.
Baptized Joseph Louis Honoré Maurice Careau. After serving two years with the Voltigeurs de Québec in Quebec City, he enlisted in the Royal 22e Régiment on 4 April 1936 and became a physical fitness instructor. He renewed his enlistment on 4 April 1939 before being sent to Great Britain. He arrived in Greenock, Scotland, on 18 December 1939. He became a member of the London King's Guards from 16 to 21 April 1940. He took part in the Allied landings in Sicily on 10 July 1943. He was killed in action during an assault on 23 May 1944 on the Hitler Line in the Liri valley, where he was buried on the 24th before being exhumed and reburied in Cassino cemetery. He had served 1,696 days, including 1,248 overseas.
Commemorated on Page 268 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Italy
IV. G. 18.
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cassino, Province of Frosinone, 139 kilometres south-east of Rome. It is situated in the valley of the River Liri immediately below the southern spurs of the central Apennines. Above it at a distance of one kilometre is the dominating hill on which stands the Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict in the year 529 on the site of an ancient temple of Apollo. If approaching the CASSINO WAR CEMETERY by road, follow the Highway A2 from Rome to Naples and leave it at the Cassino exit. After passing the pay booths, follow the sign for Cassino. At the traffic lights, after a block of flats, turn right towards the locality of S. Angelo and the CWGC signs will then be seen.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Cemetery – Entrance - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Cemetery – Cross of Sacrifice - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 -
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Cemetery – Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Grave Marker – Grave marker - Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013
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