Paul Ouellet - Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Québec
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
N 49° 15.067 W 065° 21.745
20U E 328084 N 5458057
Ce monument, en mémoire de Paul Ouellet, a été érigé sur le terrain de l'église de Sainte-Marie-Madeleine. This monument, in memory of Paul Ouellet, is located on the grounds of Saint Mary Magdalene's Church.
Waymark Code: WM10DXY
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 04/20/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ištván
Views: 4

Inscription sur le monument:

Paul Ouellet
tué le 22 Juin 1944
en Normandie
Agé de 26 ans.

Paul Ouellet
Killed on June 22nd 1944
in Normandy
26 years of age

Paul Ouellet

Paul Ouellet s'est porté volontaire le 17 août 1940. Il a fait son entraînement à Sussex au Nouveau-Brunswick puis il est allé en Angleterre. Il a survécu au débarquement de Normandie du 6 juin 1944, mais il a été blessé mortellement au combat deux semaines plus tard, toujours en Normandie. Il est mort dans un hôpital d'Angleterre le 22 juin. Le soldat Ouellette a été enterré au cimetière commémoratif de Brookwood, où il se trouve toujours.

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Translation:

Paul Ouellet volunteered on August 17, 1940. He trained in Sussex, New Brunswick and then went to England. He survived the Normandy landing of June 6, 1944, but was mortally wounded in action two weeks later, still in Normandy. He died in a hospital in England on June 22nd. Private Ouellette was buried at the Brookwood Memorial Cemetery, where he is still.
Property Permission: Public

Location of waymark:
2, avenue de l'eglise
Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière Madeleine, Québec Canada


Commemoration: Paul Ouellet - un soldat Canadien - Paul Ouellet, a Canadian soldier

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