VINCENT, EUGENE

Birthdate

1921-04-23

Birthplace

Note Dame du Lous, Quebec, Canada

Age

23

Parents

Son of Maxime and Clarisse Vincent of Note Dame du Lous, Quebec, Canada

Religion

Roman Catholic

Occupation

Labourer

Service number

C/120763

Engagement

1943-03-17

Disembarked

1944-07-08, France

Date of death

1944-09-17

Died

Belgium, Killed in action

Force

Army

Rank

Private

Regiment (Fallen buddies)

Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, R.C.I.C.

Awards

Cemetery reference

Plot 1 | Row B | Grave 2

Message

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"DO NOT MOURN ME FOR I HAVE LEFT SUFFERING FOR HAPPINESS, EARTH FOR HEAVEN"

Military grave

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Additional info

Wounded on July 24th, 1944. Small superficial wound left shoulder. Recovered in UK. Disembarked again in France on August 25th, 1944.

Resources

Personal details have been collected from official Service Records and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Some of the additional information has been provided by War Diaries, Libera Me (G.E. Spittael), Polder Fighting (R.W. Catsburg), Veterans Affairs Canada, WW2 Talk, Aircrew Remembered and other sources. The commonwealth-adegem.com website is not responsible for incorrect information.