Gerard Joseph Lionel Richard (1919 - 1945)

Born 22 May 1919 in Manitoba, Canada

Ancestors

Died 18 Apr 1945 at age 25 in Germany [uncertain]

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Biography

Gerard Richard served in the Canadian Army in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): British Columbia Dragoons
Service ended: KIA April 18, 1945

Gerard Richard was Killed in Action during World War II.

He is the son of Alphonse Richard and Bertha Daigneault. He was born in Manitoba on May 22, 1919.^[1]

Gerard was a Trooper in the British Columbia Dragoons.^[1]

He died in World War II on April 18, 1945.^[1]

Gerard was buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands.^[2] This means that he probably died in Germany.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Military record
2. ↑ Veteran Affairs Canada memorial
3. ↑ Wikipedia: Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery

• 1921 Census of Canada, page 19, South Cypress, Macdonald, Manitoba.

• 1926 Census of the Prairie Provinces, page 5, subdistrict 10, Portage la Prairie (8), Manitoba.

• Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead

• Veteran Affairs Canada memorial