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Remembering World War II
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
Charles Gerald Boudreau
Rank:
Sergeant (Air Gunner)
Service No.:
R/62974
Service:
#22 OTU RAF, Royal Canadian Air Force
Date of Birth:
September 9, 1916
Place of Birth:
Wedgeport, Yarmouth Co., NS
Date of Enlistment:
October 1, 1940
Place of Enlistment:
Yarmouth, NS
Age at Enlistment:
23
Height: 6 feet, 6 inches
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Trade:
Seaman
Marital Status:
Single
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Nest of Kin:
Terrence Boudreau (Father) Wedgeport, Yarmouth Co., NS
Date of Death:
January 14, 1942
Age at Death:
25
Cemetery:
Stratford-on-Avon Cemetery (England)
Grave Reference:
Grave 4119.
The 13th name on the WWII list of the Yarmouth War Memorial
Commemorated on page 59 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on February 11
Charles was the son of Terence Charles and Madeline Ann Boudreau, of Wedgeport, Yarmouth Co., NS.
He was employed for six years after leaving high school with the Nova Scotia Shipping Company,
Lawrence Sweeney, Yarmouth as a sailor and engineer. He left that employment to join the services.
He was killed on active service at Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, January 14, 1942 the result of a flying
accident.
Charles Gerald Boudreau