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Joseph Melbourne Saulnier

In memory of:

Able Seaman Joseph Melbourne Saulnier

August 8, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

V/32223

Age:

24

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.C.S. Regina

Honours and Awards:

Mentioned in Despatches

Additional Information

Son of John and Daisy Saulnier, of Meteghan River, Digby Co., Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 436 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ST. MERRYN CHURCHYARD
Cornwall, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Grave 22.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOSEPH MELBOURNE SAULNIER– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of JOSEPH MELBOURNE SAULNIER
    Photo of JOSEPH MELBOURNE SAULNIER – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Image taken from a scrap book my mother kept during World War II

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    Newspaper Clipping – Image taken from a scrap book my mother kept during World War II
  • Grave Marker– Picture of his grave. It was taken by John Hawley who visited the cemetery. John's father was a sailor aboard HMCS Regina. His father survived the sinking. John wants to share this picture with relatives of this sailor. He sent it to me and asked to post it on this site.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Picture of his grave. It was taken by John Hawley who visited the cemetery. John's father was a sailor aboard HMCS Regina. His father survived the sinking. John wants to share this picture with relatives of this sailor. He sent it to me and asked to post it on this site.

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