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In Memory of
PAUL EMILE GIRALDEAU
Private, E/5113
Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C.
who died 27 age
on 18 July 1943

Remembered with honour
AGIRA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY


Born on 22 January 1916, Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada ;
Son of Joseph E. and Alice Giraldeau;
Husband of M. Giraldeau, of Bethnal Green, London, England.

Paul Giraldeau was one of the casualties the Van Doos suffered during the taking of the Grottacalda pass also known as the Death Valley. He was buried there amongst other casualties and later reburied at Agira. Paul enlisted on the 21st of February 1940 and after his basic training he went overseas. In England he met Maidie Scott and the two married in 1942. Paul was promoted to Corporal and was destined to become a Sergeant, but on his own request he reverted back to the rank of Private.
Paul left his wife, parents, one brother and three sisters behind. His family lived in the Montréal area. His wife lived in Bethnal Green, London, England and remarried after the war. She died in 1995


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Name: Giraldeau, Paul Emile, P E
Rank: Private
Service: E/5113
Unit Text:
Regiment: Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Date of Death: 18/07/1943
Age: 27
Grave Reference: A. C. 32
Casuality:
Inscription: A DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND WHO IS EVER IN THE THOUGHTS OF THOSE WHO KNEW HIM



Fallen Soldiers

4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, R.C.A.C.
ALLINGHAM, ROBERT FRANK, R F

Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C.
ARSENAULT, MARCEL, M
BANVILLE, EMILE, E
BOSSE, JOSEPH, J
BOUCHARD, JOSEPH LEO Philias, J P L
CLOUTIER, RODOLPHE, R
COUTURE, GERARD, G
DESMARAIS, HENRI, H
FISET, JOSEPH VICTOR PAUL RENE, J V P R
GAGNE, ADRIEN, A
GAGNON, GERARD, G
GAGNON, JULES, J
GAUTHIER, HENRI, H
GIRALDEAU, PAUL EMILE, P E
GOSSELIN, SEVERE ANDRE, S A
HARRISSON, ALBERT, A
HUNEAULT, EDOUARD, E
SHEPPERD, JOSEPH PIERRE, J P
SMITH, GERARD, G

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
ASHLEY PRYCE, JOHN, J
CAMERON, ROBERT JAMES, R J
CARTER, RODNEY CECIL, R C

Carleton and York Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BABCOCK, ELMER BERTIE, E B
BAIRD, JAMES ROLAND, J R
BRYANT, GORDON WILFRED, G W
DENTREMONT, FRANK STEPHENS, F S
DOWNING, FRANK JOSEPH, F J
DUBE, ROBERT, R
FARRELL, CLINTON EDWARD, C E
FREEMAN, MERRILL OWEN, M O
GAGNON, ARSENE JOSEPH, A J
GRAHAM, LEWIS MAXWELL, L M
HARRON, ALVIN ELDON, A E
LAPOINTE, RAYMOND JOHN, R J
MAILMAN, JAMES ALEXANDER, J A
NEWTON, JAMES, J
PICARD, PAUL EMILE, P E
PLOURDE, REGINALD, R
PORTER, THOMAS SOUTHALL, T S
SHELLEY, THOMAS EDWARD, T E
SPRAGUE, REID FREDERICK, R F
STARR, JOSEPH BEVERLEY, J B
VOUTOUR, JOHN BAPTISTE, J B
ZAVITZ, BURYL LEROY, B L

Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment), R.C.I.C.
BARRETT, BERNARD NANCIS, B N
COXE, WILBERT, W A

Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BEDBOROUGH, CHARLES PERCIVAL, C P
BELL, ISSIE, I
BERTRAND, JOHN, J E
DOW, LEONARD ARTHUR, L A
LAWRENCE, REGINALD, R
O'GORMAN, ROBERT THOMAS, R T
SMALLWOOD, ROBERT VERNON, R V
THOMPSON, ORVILLE BORDEN, O B

Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BLAYLOCK, WILLIAM, W
BRIMACOMBE, LESLIE, L
CRANEY, CYRIL CLAYTON, C C
HANSON, OSCAR MALFRED, O M
HARRIS, ARNOLD LESLIE, A L
KELLAWAY, GILBERT WILFRED, G W
LASKY, HAROLD JAMES, H J
RASMUSSEN, JAMES NELSON, J N
RHIND, ERNEST BROCKIE, E B
ROMANET, GEORGE ALBERT, G A
WAGSTAFF, FRANCIS THOMAS, F T

Royal Canadian Regiment
BOWMAN, ROY ALEXANDER, R A
CASKANETTE, JOHN, J A A
DUFTON, LLOYD, L E
EARNSHAW, KENNETH JOHN, K J
MASON, THOMAS FRANCIS, T F
NADEAU, ARMAND, A J
ROBERTSON, ROBERT, R
SHIRES, ALBERT HERMITAGE, A H
STEENSON, WILLIAM, W
TOWART, GEORGE NELSON, G N

48th Highlanders of Canada, R.C.I.C.
CHASE, JOHN EARLE, J E
FULLER, LIONEL GORDON, L G
McCONNACH, NATHANIEL, N
THORBURN, JOHN REGINALD, J R
WALKER, JAMES, J
WHITELAW, GEORGE TURNBULL, G T

Royal Canadian Engineers
DAVIES, WILLIAM CHARLES, W C
FOSTER, OSCAR FRANK, O F
GENEREUX, PAUL HENRI, P H
ROY, DAVID, D H
TURNER, ALFRED FREDERICK, A F

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
DE BALINHARD, JOHN STEWART CARNEGIE, J S C
JOHNSON, WILLIAM, W
SINCLAIR, DONALD, D
STEVENS, JOHN FRANK, J F
VERMETTE, RENE, R

West Nova Scotia Regiment, R.C.I.C.
FANCY, GEORGE CHARLES, G C
GEHUE, RUSSEL GARFIELD, R G
GRAY, KENNETH ALFRED, K A
HALE, BLAKE KENNETH, B K
MAILMAN, BYRON RANDOF, B R
McKEEMAN, WARREN WILBUR, W W
MONAGHAN, WILLIAM, W
NAUSS, ERNEST FREDERICK, E F
STEWART, FREDRICK BENNETT, F B

Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.), R.C.I.C.
FLYNN, DOUGLAS, D W
PARKHURST, ALLAN, A E
SABBLUT, AARON, M

Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
GATES, CHARLES, C E

Royal Canadian Artillery
GILCHRIST, WALTER WILDE, W W
GRIFF, NICHOLAS, N F
JACK, GEORGE JOHN, G J
JANSEN, KENNETH ROLAND, K R
LEMONT, VICTOR, V
MILLARD, LEO ERNEST, L E
NICOLL, ROBERT GUNN, R G
SCHULTZ, HAROLD, H

Three Rivers Regiment, R.C.A.C.
MacGREGOR, WILLIAM, W S
MYERS, EDWARD, E
WRIGHT, NORMAN, N

Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
O BRIEN, JOHN MATTHEW, J M
PARRY, ARTHUR, A
PLECAS, PAUL, P
SOULLE (SAUL), AUGUST, A
STRAIN, DOUGLAS HAIG, D H
WILSON, MARRIOTT, M

Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
SIMPSON, THOMAS WILLIAM, T W

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
STACKHOUSE, JOHN, J

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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