Son of Charles Eugène Cloutier and Julie Anna Denis, of Lauzon, Lévis, Quebec. Brother of Private Maurice Joseph A, regimental number SE-5559, who served with the Royal 22e Régiment in Europe and Korea. Nephew of Private Jean Baptiste Denis, regimental number 3284753, conscripted in 1918 but never fought.
In Halifax, Nova Scotia, he embarked on 15 July 1940 on the MV Batory for Great Britain. He landed in Glasgow, Scotland, on 1 August. On 15 June 1943, he set sail again to take part in the landings in Sicily on 10 July. On 3 September, he landed on the Italian mainland. He was killed in action on 19 May 1944 during an assault on the Hitler Line in the Liri valley. He was buried on the 28th north-east of Pontecorvo, before being exhumed and reburied in Cassino. He had served 1,458 days, including 1,406 overseas.
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY Italy
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cassino, Province of Frosinone, 139 kilometres south-east of Rome. It is situated in the valley of the River Liri immediately below the southern spurs of the central Apennines. Above it at a distance of one kilometre is the dominating hill on which stands the Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict in the year 529 on the site of an ancient temple of Apollo.
If approaching the CASSINO WAR CEMETERY by road, follow the Highway A2 from Rome to Naples and leave it at the Cassino exit. After passing the pay booths, follow the sign for Cassino. At the traffic lights, after a block of flats, turn right towards the locality of S. Angelo and the CWGC signs will then be seen.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
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