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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BERTRAND, Laurent Joseph Lucien, CPO, 2408, RCN, killed - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Born 09 Jan 1911, son of Adolph and Eva Bertrand; husband of Mary Madeleine Veronica Bertrand, all of Halifax, NS.
CPO Bertrand died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07, was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944. His body was recovered and he was buried in the Plouescat Communal Cemetery, Finistere, France.
Ships served in: HMCS YPRES - Served in YPRES 01 Jun 1930 - 30 Jul 1930 as an OS, RCN HMS WARSPITE - Served in WARSPITE 20 Aug 1930 - 05 Jan 1931 HMS CHAMPION - Served in CHAMPION 08 Apr 1931 - 19 May 1931 HMCS SAGUENAY - Served in SAGUENAY 22 May 1931 - 23 Jun 1933 as an AB, RCN HMCS CHAMPLAIN - Served in CHAMPLAIN 01 Jan 1935 - 05 Jan 1935 as an AB, RCN HMS HOOD - Served in HOOD 24 Jun 1935 - 02 Nov 1935 as an AB, RCN HMCS SAGUENAY - Served in SAGUENAY 15 Dec 1935 - 14 Jul 1936 HMCS ST LAURENT - Served in ST LAURENT 14 Feb 1937 - 25 Apr 1935 as a LS, RCN HMCS SAGUENAY - Served in SAGUENAY 26 Apr 1937 - 03 Jun 1937 as a LS, RCN HMCS SAGUENAY - Served in SAGUENAY 17 Jun 1938 - 28 Nov 1938 as an A/PO & PO, RCN HMCS ASSINIBOINE - Served in ASSINIBOINE 19 Oct 1939 - 06 Aug 1940 as a PO, RCN HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943 as a CPO, RCN
Documents from the Service File of Joseph Bertrand
Second World War Casualty Index
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