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Joseph Robert Pierre Gauvin

In memory of:

Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Robert Pierre Gauvin

August 12, 2004
Montreal, Quebec

Military Service


Age:

54

Force:

Army

Unit:

Branche des services de police militaire

Citation(s):

Canadian Forces Decoration with 2nd Clasp, UN Forces in Cyprus (UNIFICYP), UN Disengagement Observation Force (UNDOF), Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, South-West Asia Service Medal (SWASM), Special Service Medal (SSM) with NATO Bar

Additional Information


Born:

November 7, 1949
Sainte-Gertrude, Quebec

Enlistment:

May 13, 1968
Quebec City, Quebec

Son of Paul-Henri Gauvin and Camille (nee Robitaille) of Charlesbourg, Quebec. Spouse of Reine Marie Rollande St. Jean. Brother of Jocelyne, Christiane and Michel of Cold Lake, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 217 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:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.

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  • Grave marker– Tomb stone at the Beechwood cemetery in Ottawa

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