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Guardsman (Trooper) Renaud Gerald GERVAIS

Guardsman (Trooper) Renaud Gerald GERVAIS

Male 1920 - 1944  (24 years)


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  • Name Renaud Gerald GERVAIS 
    Prefix Guardsman (Trooper) 
    Birth 24 Jul 1920  Lapasse, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Christening 25 Jul 1920  Lapasse, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census-Household Member 1921  Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Attestation Papers 5 Jul 1940  Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WWII service C/58664 Governor General's Foot Guards, R.C.A.C., 21st Armoured Regiment, CGFG, Canadian Army 
    Death 16 Oct 1944  , , , Holland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Burial Bergen op Zoom, Bergen op Zoom Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13] 
    Address:
    Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery
    Bergen op Zoom
    Netherlands 
    Person ID I94136054  Whitewater Region Early Families
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2025 

    Father Cyrille GERVAIS,   b. Jun 1870, Gower Point, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1939, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Mother Marie Auxile Boyer dit LADEROUTE,   b. Aug 1879, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1958 (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Marriage 16 Aug 1898  Gower Point, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16, 17] 
    Family ID F47170321  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Guardsman (Trooper) Renaud Gerald GERVAIS    		Guardsman (Trooper) Renaud Gerald GERVAIS
    from the collection of his niece Linda Bromley

    Documents
    Gervais, Guardsman Renaud - military photo    		Gervais, Guardsman Renaud - military photo
    Newspaper clipping from a Westmeath Twp. Memorial insert in the Cobden Sun, Aug 1997
    Gervais, GDS. Renaud Gerald killed in action    		Gervais, GDS. Renaud Gerald killed in action
    The Ottawa Journal Nov 7, 1944 p. 17
    Gervais, Guardsman Renaud    		Gervais, Guardsman Renaud
    Newspaper clippings from the scrapbook collections of Lena Byce

    Headstones
    Memorial Dedicated to WWI & WWII casualties, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Lapasse, ON    		Memorial Dedicated to WWI & WWII casualties, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Lapasse, ON
    Photographed by Fay Bennett
    Guardsman Renaud Gerald GERVAIS    		Guardsman Renaud Gerald GERVAIS
    Photograph of Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, The Netherlands provided by Peter ten Dijke, photographer; used for this purpose with his permission http://lestweforget1945.org/
    Guardsman (Trooper) Renaud Gerald GERVAIS - commemorated at Butte War Memorial. Niece Linda Bromley pointing to his name    		Guardsman (Trooper) Renaud Gerald GERVAIS - commemorated at Butte War Memorial. Niece Linda Bromley pointing to his name
    photograph from the collection of Linda Bromley

    Histories
    Gervais, Gds. Renaud Gerald Gervais service summary    		Gervais, Gds. Renaud Gerald Gervais service summary
    Compiled by Fay Bennett from sources noted

  • Notes  Census-Household Member:
    • Role: Household Member

  • Sources 
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    2. [S1045672] Mil- Attestation Papers.

    3. [S239923] Ancestry.com, *BMD-Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967 ", ((Ancestry.ca)), Lapasse. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S950900] Ancestry.com, *BMD-Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967 ", ((Ancestry.ca)), Lapasse. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1045100] Ancestry.com, *BMD-Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967 ", ((Ancestry.ca)), Lapasse. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S239663] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Death Registrations Online at Ancestry.ca", (Subscription www.ancestry.ca), 703603 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S950916] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Death Registrations Online at Ancestry.ca", (Subscription www.ancestry.ca), 703603 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S1045116] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Death Registrations Online at Ancestry.ca", (Subscription www.ancestry.ca), 703603 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S1046467] Veterans Affairs Canada, Mil-Canadian Virtual War Memorial, ((www.veterans.gc.ca/eng)).

    10. [S1045591] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Mil-Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ((www.cwgc.org)), ). (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S239986] BMD-0Findagrave.com.

    12. [S951274] BMD-0Findagrave.com.

    13. [S1045474] BMD-0Findagrave.com.

    14. [S950900] Ancestry.com, *BMD-Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967 ", ((Ancestry.ca)), ). (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S950814] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), 013242 Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S1045100] Ancestry.com, *BMD-Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967 ", ((Ancestry.ca)), ). (Reliability: 3).

    17. [S1045014] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), 013242 Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Reliability: 3).


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