Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Rene Gendron
In memory of:
Rifleman Rene Gendron
October 17, 1942
Military Service
D/502850
43
Army
Victoria Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Additional Information
Son of Anna M. Gendron, of Montreal; husband of Blanche Gendron, of Montreal.
Commemorated on Page 76 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada
Sec. M Lot 3410. Grave 4746.
Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road. During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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