Ceremony in tribute to soldier Gérard Doré
Michel Le Baron, president of the Juno Committee, paid tribute to Gérard Doré in front of the monument erected in his memory several years ago, in the presence of his sister-in-law and members of his family. Photo: Ouest-France
August 8, 2016: Cintheaux. Tribute to the youngest Canadian soldier killed in 1944
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On Sunday, August 7, 2016, at the Cintheaux Military Cemetery (Calvados), a tribute was paid to Gérard Doré, the youngest Canadian soldier killed in 1944. He was 16 years old.
The commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of the Caen South, Falaise, Trun, and Chambois sectors, on Sunday, August 7, 2016, at the Cintheaux Canadian Military Cemetery, was marked by a tribute paid to the youngest Canadian soldier killed during the Battle of Normandy. Gérard Doré was 16 years old.
Private Gérard Doré, belonging to the Mont-Royal Fusilliers battalion, killed on July 23, 1944 in Verrières.
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