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ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War II
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
Percy Joseph Boudreau
Rank:
Private
Service No:
F/35465
Regiment/Service:
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, R.C.I.C.
Date of Birth:
April 28, 1920
Place of Birth:
Little River Harbour, Yarmouth Co., NS
Date of Enlistment:
February 5, 1941
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax, NS
Age at Enlistment:
20
Height: 5 feet, 7 inches
Complexion: Dark
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark Brown
Weight: 129 lbs
Trade:
Fisherman
Marital Status:
Single
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Next of Kin:
Bernard Joseph Boudreau (Father)
Little River Harbour, Yarmouth Co.,
Date of Death:
August 14, 1944
Age at Death:
24
Cemetery:
Bretteville -Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery (Calvados, France)
Grave Reference:
XIII. B. 4.
The 15th name on the WWII list of the Yarmouth War Memorial
Commemorated on page 254 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on May 28
Percy was the son of Bernard J. and Charlotte A. Boudreau, of Little River Harbour, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia. He was a
brother of Vernon Boudreau and Marion Boudreau.
He disembarked in France on July 3, 1944 and was killed in action on August 14, 1944. He was buried on August 16, 1944 in
a temporary grave in an orchard near the village of Clair Tizon, approximately six and a half miles north-west of Falaise, France in
the immediate vicinity in which his death occurred. His remains were reburied at Brettville-Sur-Laize in 1946.
Percy Joseph Boudreau