Private Marcel Dandurand
Killed in Action in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
C/40809
Cause of Death (in war):
Killed in Action
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Company:
3rd Battalion
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
21 years 11 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
24 years 11 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
24 years 11 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Driver
Next of Kin:
Son of Emile and Berthe Dandurand, Valleyfield, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
63 des Erables st., Valleyfield, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
160 lbs / 73 kg
Chest:
36.5 in / 93 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1093 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
I, E, 4.
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Private |
Canadian Forces |
Army |
The Royal Canadian Regiment |
3rd Battalion |
|
|
Notes
7 years public school
Bilingual French/English spoken, written
Unemployed at time of enlistment
Played hockey, soft-ball, swimming, fishing and hunting
Also list place of birth as Lachine, Quebec
Additional Service Notes
Served in Italy
Basic training at Huntingdon, Quebec
Had loose cartilige right knee, cartilige removed July 1942 - result of a hockey injury in Lancaster, Ontario, 1939
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father Eraile Dandurand
Mother Berth Dandurand
Address given as 63 des Erables st., Valleyfield, Quebec, later 49 Cossette St., Valleyfield, Quebec
later 79 Larocque Rd., Valleyfield, Quebec
