Private Roger Faubert
Accident in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D/51545
Cause of Death (in war):
Accident
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Battalion:
8th Training Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Beauharnois, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
18 years 10 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
19 years 9 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
19 years 9 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Labourer
Next of Kin:
Son of Adrien and Elmina Faubert, Maple Grove, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Maple Grove, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 5.0 in / 165 cm
Weight:
130 lbs / 59 kg
Chest:
35.0 in / 89 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
342 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
50. J. 10.
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Army |
8th Training Battalion |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-45 |
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| WW2 |
Defence Medal |
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| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp |
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Notes
6 years public school
Worked at St. Lawrence Aloy Co., Beauharnois, Quebec
Additional Service Notes
Departed Canada 11 Jan 1945, arrived UK 17 Jan 1945
Killed by a mortar bomb explosion during training at 16:45 on 10 April 1945 in the South Downs Target (Fulking Parish)area.
Evulsion of leg, arm and abdomen by the explosion of a trench mortar bomb falling short while on military (training) exercises
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father Adrien Faubert
Mother Alimia Faubert
Living in Maple Grove, Quebec. Married in Valleyfield, Quebec 20 Aug 1924
