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Lucien, Potvin

Lucien, Potvin

Male 1911 - 1945  (34 years)

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  • Name Lucien   [1
    Suffix Potvin 
    Birth 9 Feb 1911  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Enlisted 26 Aug 1942  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Fact Army  [1
    Fact C/101263  [1
    Fact Lance Corporal  [1
    Fact Le Regiment de la Chaudière,  [1
    Fact R.C.I.C.  [1
    Residence 26 Aug 1942  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Address:
    121 Dalhousie Street 
    Death 16 Apr 1945  [1
    Burial Aft 16 Apr 1945  Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Address:
    HOLTEN CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY 
    • Grave Reference: XII. D. 8.

      Holten is a village 20 kilometres east of the town of Deventer, on the main A1 motorway from Amsterdam to Bremen in Germany. Following the A1 motorway, turn off at exit 26 and follow the N332 in the direction of Holten. Follow the N332 until reaching a signpost for Holterberg. Turn right onto the N344 in the direction of Holten, then at the T junction turn left towards Holten and follow this road to the roundabout. Take second exit then turn first right towards Holterberg. Follow this road uphill until you see a green Commission sign pointing to the right. Turn right down the track and follow to the end. Turn left and the cemetery lies along here on the left hand side.

      Historical Information: The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944. The great majority of those buried in Holten Canadian War Cemetery died during the last stages of the war in Holland, during the advance of the Canadian 2nd Corps into northern Germany, and across the Ems in April and the first days of May 1945. After the end of hostilities the remains of over 1,300 Canadian soldiers were brought together into this cemetery.
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    Lucien, Potvin
    Person ID I125942  Lowertown
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2021 

  • Notes 
    • Commemorated on of the Second World War Book of Remembrance .
    • Nephew to Ovila Proulx ID#125943. re Attestation paper.

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