Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C. capbadge
Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Canadian Army
4th Canadian Armoured Division
ForceArmy, Infantry | 4th Canadian Armoured Division
Service NumberB/60909 (11th Army Tank - The Ontario Regiment)
RankPrivate
Engagement1939-09-20 | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
T.O.S. this Regiment1941-03-27
Overseas1943-07-17 | United Kingdom
Disembarked1944-07-25 | France
Date of Death1944-09-11 | Belgium
DiedKilled in action
RecordsStudy the full service records
Birthdate1915-07-05
BirthplaceMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Age29
ParentsSon of William and Molly PORTUGESE
(Note that some files spell PORTUGUESE)
ReligionHebrew
OccupationTruck driver
PORTUGESE, JOSEPH - Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Plot 7 | Row F | Grave 2

" IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEAR SON AND BROTHER MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE. MOTHER AND FAMILY "

Medals
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
War Diary
War Diary Lincoln and Welland Regiment September 11, 1944
Adopted Grave
Unknown
Temporary Burial
Temporary burial Moerbrugge, Belgium
Coordinates Temporary Burial
51.173185561784,3.2616395933755
Credits

Portrait: Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

Photograph temporary burial: Eeklo Archive, Belgium.

Info from War Diary and Service Records: LAC (Library Archive Canada).

Photographs Regimental and Division patch: JM-Militaria.

Photograph headstone: Michael van de Velde.

Adegem Canadian War Cemetery