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Pte Jean Thibault
Canadian Army 42nd Field Artillery Regiment
from:Ottawa
Jean Thibault volunteered on the 8th of September 1939. Training at Landsdown Park Ottawa, and Camp Borden. On the 5th of May 1941 he disembarked at Greenock, Scotland and on 8th of September he was in Bulford Camp.
He served in Iceland with "Z Force" in 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade, Windy Valley, Reykjavik, Iceland. On the 2nd of May 19144 he embarked to the Mediterranean and transferred to 1 LAA Battery, Lanark and Renfrew 12th Infantry Brigade. In February 1945 he left Italy for France, he returned to Canada in July 1915 having served in France, Belgium and Germany.
He was awarded the 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer service with Clasp and War Medal 1939-45.