In memory of

Private

John Henry Lucien Bachelu

who died on 19 Aug 1942


Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit South Saskatchewan Regiment
  Rank Private
  Service number L13354
  Date of death 19420819
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  L13354 Private (South Saskatchewan Regiment) (John) Henry Lucien Bachelu (b.1912) of Kendal was KIA 19420819 at Dieppe and is buried at the Dieppe Canadian war cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France. He was the son of Albert and Maria Bachelu. Albert came from Damartin, Jura, France, to SE16-15-12-W2 in 1904. Henry was educated at Silver Hills and Montmartre, was farming when he enlisted at Regina in 1940, and left a wife Thelma May and daughter Margaret (they later moved to Minnedosa, Manitoba).
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 126 - Montmartre
  Cemetery or memorial location Dieppe Canadian war cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) Montmartre
Kendal
  Geo-memorial Bachelu Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 57.4333°N / 103.5167°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 64E5
  Geo-memorial details West of Reindeer Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19120107
  Place of birth Kendal    
  Date of enlistment 19400629
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Kendal    
  Occupation farmer
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