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Baptisez Joseph Rosario Joffre Laurier Godin. Son of Jérémie Godin and Léa Tardif of Grand-Mère, Laviolette, Québec.
Enlisted in the Trois-Rivières Armored Regiment, he was a very undisciplined soldier. On June 10, 1943, he embarked for Great Britain and arrived on the 19th. He was transferred to the Royal 22nd Regiment on February 19, 1944. With Force M, he left for the Mediterranean and landed in Italy on May 21, 1944. On January 22, 1945, at around 1:15 p.m., he was involved in a road accident at the intersection of the main road leading to Bagnacavallo and the secondary road. He died while being transported to the 4th Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, where his death was confirmed. He was temporarily buried on the 23rd in the Bagnacavallo cemetery, grave number B.7. Around November 29, 1945, his body was exhumed and reburied in the Cesena cemetery, grave number 4.E.5. He had served 1,948 days, including 592 days overseas.
It should be noted that all correspondence following his accident incorrectly states that he died from wounds sustained in combat.
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Commemorated on:
Page 518 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CESENA WAR CEMETERY Italy
CESENA WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cesena, in the Province of Forli, and is situated one kilometre north-east of Cesena railway station on the provincial road to Cervia (Route No.71 bis).
If exiting at Cesena from the highway, the sign will be seen for the Cemetery. From the other direction in Cesena, follow the sign to Rimini and then Cervia and the Cemetery will be found on the right.
The CESENA WAR CEMETERY is permanently open and may be visited outside the working hours of the local gardening staff, but will be unmanned.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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