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Joseph Jacques Richard Ovide Plourde

In memory of:

Flight Cadet Joseph Jacques Richard Ovide Plourde

May 18, 1956
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Military Service


Service Number:

240393

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

No. 2 Air Observer School

Additional Information


Born:

November 1, 1936
Rivière du Loup, Quebec

Enlistment:

September 30, 1955
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Joseph and Marie Anne Plourde of Montreal, Quebec. Brother of Georges, Rita, and Marguerite.

Commemorated on Page 78 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada

Grave Reference:

Grave 2269; Plot 3412; Section M3412

Location:

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.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Photo from the funeral of F/C J.J.R.O. Plourde
  • Photo from the funeral of F/C J.J.R.O. Plourde– Photo from the funeral of F/C J.J.R.O. Plourde
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  • Photo from the funeral of F/C J.J.R.O. Plourde– Photo from the funeral of F/C J.J.R.O. Plourde
  • Identification Card Photo of F/C J.J.R.O. Plourde– Identification Card Photo of F/C J.J.R.O. Plourde

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