| Force | Army, Artillery | 4th Canadian Armoured Division |
| Service Number | K/69471 (11 District Depot, Vancouver) |
| Rank | Gunner |
| Engagement | 1942-10-28 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| T.O.S. this Regiment | 1944-10-02 (H.Q. 4th Canadian Armoured Division) |
| Overseas | 1943-07-21 | United Kingdom |
| Disembarked | 1944-07-22 | France |
| Date of Death | 1944-10-08 | The Netherlands |
| Died | Died in road accident |
| Additional Info | In the dead of night, dispatch rider Billard departed from Sluiskil, Netherlands along the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal toward Terneuzen, Netherlands. It was Sunday, October 8 at 00:15, and he was carrying an urgent message from the artillery headquarters for the commander of the 342nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery. The message to postpone the shelling of the Paulinapolder never reached its destination. Billard somehow lost control over his motorcycle during the night along the canal and ended up injured in the water. |
| Records | Study the full service records |
| Birthdate | 1923-03-25 |
| Birthplace | Okanagan Landing, British Columbia, Canada |
| Age | 21 |
| Parents | Son of Hurbert John and Very May BILLARD |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Student |
Plot 11 | Row B | Grave 12
" HE SHALL GIVE HIS ANGELS CHARGE OVER THEE "
Medals
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
War Diary
Adopted Grave
Unknown
Temporary Burial
Coordinates Temporary Burial
51.225508418866,3.748639694861
Credits
Info from War Diary and Service Records: LAC (Library Archive Canada).
Photograph temporary burial: Eeklo Archive, Belgium.
Photographs Regimental and Division patch: JM-Militaria.
Photograph headstone: Michael van de Velde.
