4 Medium Regiment, R.C.A.
Canadian Army
1st Canadian Army Artillery
SIMARD, LIONEL - 4 Medium Regiment, R.C.A.
ForceArmy, Artillery | 1st Canadian Army
Service NumberE/1173 (57 Medium Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery)
RankLance Bombardier
Engagement1941-03-10 | Quebec, Quebec, Canada
T.O.S. this Regiment1942-12-11 (4 Medium Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery)
Overseas1942-08-22 | United Kingdom
Disembarked1944-07-09 | France
Date of Death1944-10-24 | The Netherlands
DiedKilled in action
RecordsStudy the full service records
Birthdate1919-06-09
BirthplaceSt. Ambroise, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Age25
ParentsSon of Leonidas and Flore SIMARD
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
SIMARD, LIONEL - 4 Medium Regiment, R.C.A.

Plot 1 | Row F | Grave 4

" A LA MEMOIRE DU LIONEL FILS DE LEONIDAS SIMARD ET DE FEU FLORE GAGNON R.I.P. "

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 4 Medium Regiment, RCA October 24, 1944.
Adopted Grave
Unknown
Coordinates Temporary Burial
51.32432317168582, 3.614902885008891

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Credits

Portrait: Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

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