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are the brave soldiers that
were killed
overseas from 1939 - 1945
 Camille
Joseph ARSENAULT, gunner,
G/50768, age 21, 2nd Anti-tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, died on
Sunday, July 30, 1944. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Placide Arsenault of St. Anselme.
Gunner Arsenault is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery at Bény-sur-Mer, France (section
XV, row G, grave 15).
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| Aldrice
Jean DAIGLE, corporal,
A/61726, age 27, Royal Canadian Regiment, died on Monday, September 4, 1944. He was the
son of Frederick and Annie Daigle of Léger Corner and husband of Orel Daigle of London,
Ontario. Corporal Daigle is buried in the Ancona War Cemetery, Italy (section I, row E,
grave 10).
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| Lionel
Gérald DUPUIS, cprporal,
K/67388, age 24, Régiment de Maisonneuve, died on Sunday, October 1, 1944. He was the son
of Tom and Annie Dupuis of St. Anselme. Private Dupuis is buried in the Belgian War
Cemetery in Lier, Belgium (section II, row A, grave 2).
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Benjamin ENGLEHART, private,
G/28033, age 23, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, died on Thursday, October
5, 1944. He was the son of Benjamin and Kathleen Englehart of Lakeburn. He is buried in
the Canadian War Cemetery at Bergen-op-Zoom, The Netherlands (section I, row D, grave 10).
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| Calixte
GAUVIN, private, G/28533, age
29, Calgary Highlanders, died on Wednesday, November 1, 1944. He was the son of Willie and
Judith Gauvin of Fox Creek and husband of Melanie Gauvin of Dupuis Corner. Private Gauvin
in buried in the Canadian War Cemetery at Bergen-op-Zoom, The Netherlands (section 10, row
A, grave 4).
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| Camille
Ronald GOGUEN, private,
G/60913, age 22, Algonquin Regiment, died on Tuesday, October 10, 1944. He was the son of
Alexander and Elizabeth Goguen of Léger Corner. Private Goguen is buried in the Adegem
Canadian War Cemetery, Maldegem, Belgium (section III, row D, grave 7).
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Henri
HÉBERT, private, G/57036, age
26, 1st Canadian Special Service Battalion, died on Tuesday, June 6, 1944. He was the son
of Fabien and Amanda Hébert of Léger Corner. He is buried in the Beach Head War
Cemetery, Anzio, Italy (section XVII,row D, grave 1).
It
is to be noted that his unit was composed of Canadian and American troops which earned the
nickname of “The Black Devils” and was the subject of the feature film,
“The Devil’s Brigade”, released in 1968.
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| Alyre
Joseph LANDRY, private,
G/4697, age 19, North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, died on Monday, June 19, 1944. He
was the son of Harris and Généreuse Landry of Lakeburn. He is buried in the Canadian War
Cemetery at Bény-sur-Mer, France (section V, row D, grave 9).
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| Valmont
Joseph LEBLANC, craftsman,
G/53037, age 21, 5th Armoured Brigade Workshop, Royal Canadian Electrical and
Mechanical Engineers, died on Thursday, October 25, 1945. He was the son of Jacques and
Hilda LeBlanc of Chartersville. He is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery at Holten, The
Netherlands (section III, row E, grave 6).
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| Léandre
LEBLANC, oiler, age 28, SS
Cornwallis, Canadian Merchant Navy, died on Sunday, December 3, 1944. He was the son of
Angus and Adelaide LeBlanc of Léger Corner. He is remembered on the Halifax Memorial,
Point Pleasant Park, Halifax (panel 23).
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Raymond
LEBLANC, private, G/50732, age
24, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, died on Friday, March 2, 1945. He was the son of
Napoléon and Amanda LeBlanc of St. Anselme. He is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery at
Groesbeek, The Netherlands (section XXIV,row A, grave 6).
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David
François (Francis) MURRAY,
private, G/2500, age 27, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, died on Monday, February 19, 1945.
He was the son of David and Georgina (Gauvin) Murray of Léger Corner and husband of
Margaret (Bourgeois) Murray of Léger Corner. Private Murray is buried in the Canadian War
Cemetery at Groesbeek, The Netherlands (section X, row B, grave 8).
Note:
NB provincial archives, newspapers from 1945 and Veterans Affairs Canadagive his name as
David François Murray while the Commonwealth War Graves Commission gives it as David
Francis.
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| Fernando
Paul NOWLAN, gunner, age 28,
G/7225, 8th Battery (Moncton), 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian
Artillery, died on Wednesday, August 9, 1944. He was the son of Henry Nowlan and Irène
(Gaudet) Nowlan of St. Anselme and husband of Sarah (Boucher) Nowlan of Moncton. He is
buried in the Assisi War Cemetery, Assisi, Italy (section V, row F, grave 6).
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Oxiard
SAVOIE, private, G/4835, age
24, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders,died on Monday, March 5, 1945. He was the
son of Germain and Rosa Savoie of St. Anselme. He is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery
at Groesbeek, The Netherlands (section VII, row F, grave 1).
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George
Thomas TINGLEY,
lance-corporal, G/3389, age 26, 1st Armoured Car Regiment,Royal Canadian
Dragoons, died on Sunday, December 3, 1944. He was the son of Arthur Milton Tingley and
Hazel Amelia Tingley of Lakeburn. He is buried in the Gradara War Cemetery, Gradara, Italy
(section I, row H, grave 67).
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Ronald Cormier
March
1, 2005 |
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