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Joseph Robert Royal Asselin

Joseph Robert Royal Asselin

Male 1919 - 1945  (25 years)

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  • Name Joseph Robert Royal Asselin  [1
    Nickname Bob 
    Birth 19 May 1919  [1
    Gender Male 
    Enlisted 6 Nov 1941  Hull, Gatineau, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 25 Feb 1945  Holland, Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial Aft 25 Feb 1945  Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Address:
    GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY 
    • Grave Reference: X. G. 10.

      Groesbeek is located 10 km south east of the town of Nijmegen and close to the German frontier. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is 3 km north of the village and 1500 metres east of the main road to Nijmegen. On leaving the A73 motorway at the junction Overasselt Mook Groesbeek follow directions to Mook. Follow direction signs towards Mook War cemetery. After passing Mook War cemetery continue to the village of Groesbeek to a set of traffic lights. Turn left at the lights onto Dorpstraat passing through Groesbeek. The road name then changes to Molenweg. A Commonwealth War Graves Commission direction sign indicates the right hand turning from Molenweg onto the Zeven Heuvelenweg. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is located on the right hand side, about 1 km after entering this road. On the Memorial in the Canadian War Cemetery at Groesbeek are inscribed the following words:
      Pro amicis mortui amicis vivimus
    Obittuary 6 Mar 1945  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Thge Ottawa Journal
    Fact Army 
    Fact Captain  [1
    Fact Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal,  [1, 2
    Fact R.C.I.C. 
    Person ID I125956  Lowertown
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2021 

    Father J. Ferdinand Asselin 
    Mother Dona Gauvreau 
    Marriage 31 Jul 1918  Ste-Anne, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Royal Asselin 125956 photo a.jpg
    Joseph Robert Royal Asselin

  • Notes 
    • Son of J. Ferdinand and Dona Asselin, of Ottawa, Ontario. B.A. (Ottawa). [1]
    • Commemorated on of the Second World War Book of Remembrance .

  • Sources 
    1. [S3438] (Reliability: 3).
      The Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM)

    2. [S3421] (Reliability: 3).
      Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947

    3. [S3533] .

    4. [S2] page 2.