Edouard ARBOUR

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• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

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According to CEF Records, on 21 February 1916, Edouard heard his country's call to duty and left his young wife to enlist with the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. At the time of his medical examination, he was 5' 6½" tall, weighed 133 pounds,and hadlHoez.sus-e Le ssaole?ees18 Rivitab»«tab»a fair complexion, brown eyes, and brown hair. Private ARBOUR then became part of the 69th Battalion and boarded a ship for England, from whence he went to France for five months. Edouard then began having difficulty keeping up withtroop marches, owing to shortness of breath and chest pain. On 15 November 1917, the Medical Board determined that hesuffered from Neurasthenia, as he complained of pain in his back, legs, and testicles, was extremely nervous, was afraid towalk in the road, and could not read a book as it made him cry. Although no specific heart defect was noted, on 22 November 1917, they decided to send him back home to be based in Ottawa, awaiting a permanent decision of his fate. On 5 February1918, Edouard was determinedto be medically unfit and was summarily discharged from service. He returned to his wife and son in Ste-Therese.

On 1 Sep 1923, Edouard returned home to Canada after 6 weeks of workingor at least looking for work in North Dakota. He had arrived in the USfrom Gretna, MB, on 23 Jul 1923. He was planning on returning on the Highway via Gretna. While still retaining his "good" health, it would appear as though Edouard's foray into the US was not all that successful,as he was returning home with just $20 in his pocket.

Edouard a épousé Stephanie LEBLANC le 25 juil 1910 à Sainte-Thècle,,Mauricie,Quebec,Canada,. Stephanie est née le 22 août 1889 à Montreal,,Montreal,Quebec,Canada,; est morte le 2 oct 1970 à St Petersburg,,Pinellas County,Florida,Usa,. [Feuille familiale] [Tableau familial]

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• Profession: Pilot Officer, Royal Canadian Air Force
• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

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Event: Military WWII -- Royal Canadian Air Force -- 426 Squadron -- Pilot Officer -- Air Gunner -- SN J/87413

Toronto Star (ON) -- 04 Jun 1945
62 MISSING, PRESUMED DEAD IN 1,213TH RCAF CASUALTIES
Ottawa, 4 June -- The RCAF today issued it's 1,213th official casualty list:
Previously Missing on Active Service. Now for Official Purposes Presumed Dead
ARBOUR, Joseph Edouard Jane (sic) Guy, PO Montreal

Although Guy grew up in Ste-Therese, he later went to the United Statesand took commercial courses in Rhode Island and New York from 1927 to 1932. He enjoyed sports, such as hockey, tennis, baseball, football, basketball, skiing, swimming, track and field, and canoeing. Guy returnedto Quebec in 1934. During the Depression, he worked sporadically, taking on various odd jobs, including bookkeeping and general office work before selling sporting goods with the T. Eaton Company inMontreal in 1938. In 1941, he joined Noorduyn Aviation and one year later he enlistedin the Royal Canadian Air Force. Guy was a Pilot Officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 426th Squadron, during WWII. He enlisted on 9 June 1942, received his Air Gunner wingsin April 1943, and sailed for England in May 1943.Overseas, he underwent further training programs, arriving at 426 Squadron on 9 May 1944 -- only days before his fateful mission. Guy was a mid-under gunner on LW 682/M.He was posthumously awardedthe Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm (Belgium) in July 1948.

From the Book Of Remembrance -- rec'd 08 Nov 2008
ARBOUR, JOSEPH EDOUARD JEAN GUY P/O(AG) J87413/R164731. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed In Action 13 May 1944 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings Of Fire). Target - Louvain, Belgium. Please seeSummerhayes, JW for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Arbour is buried in the Geraardsbergen (Grammont) Communal Cemetery, East Flandres, Belgium.
excerpt from Summerhayes: Halifax aircraft # LW 682 was shot down at Grammont, twenty miles southeast of Ghent, Belgium, during a night trip to Louvain, Belgium.

Sépulture:
Cause: Tué par les Allemands
Événement: WWII militaire - Aviation royale du Canada - 426e Escadron -Pilot Officer - Air Gunner - SN J / 87413

Toronto Star (ON) - 4 juin 1945

62 MISSING, présumé mort des victimes 1,213TH ARC

Ottawa, le 4 Juin - L'ARC a publié aujourd'hui c'est 1213e liste officielle des blessés:

Auparavant disparus en service actif. Maintenant, à des fins officielles présumés morts

ARBOUR, Joseph Edouard Jane (sic) Guy, PO Montréal

Bien que Guy a grandi à Ste-Thérèse, il est allé plus tard aux États-Unis et a pris des cours commerciaux dans le Rhode Island et New York de 1927 à 1932, il aimait les sports, comme le hockey, le tennis, le baseball, le football, le basket-ball, l, Ae,e Le ssaole?ees18 Rivitab» «tab»e ski, la natation , l'athlétisme, et le canoë. Guy revient au Québec en 1934 Durant la Grande Dépression, il a travaillé de façon sporadique, en exerçant divers petits boulots, y compris la comptabilité et du travail de bureau avant de vendre des Ae,e Le ssaole?ees18 Rivitab» «tab»articles de sport avec la Compagnie T. Eaton à Montréal en 1938 En 1941, il rejoint Noorduyn Aviation et un an plus tard, il s'est enrôlé dansl'Aviation royale du Canada. Guy était un lieutenant d'aviation avec l'Aviation royale du Canada, Escadroes Ae,e Le ssaole?ees18 Rivitab» «tab»n 426e, au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il s'est enrôlé le 9 Juin 1942, a reçu ses ailes Air Gunner en Avril 1943, et s'embarque pour l'Angleterre en mai 1943. outre-mer, il a subi d'autres programmes deformation, en arrivant au 426e Escadroes Ae,e Le ssaole?ees18 Rivitab»«tab»ron, le 9 mai 1944 - quelques jours seulement avant sa mission fatidique. Guy était un mitrailleursous le LW 682 / M. Il a été décerné àtitre posthume la Croix de Guerre de 1940 avec palme (Belgique) en Juillet, 1948.

Du Livre du Souvenir - reçue le 8 novembre 2008

ARBOUR, JOSEPH EDOUARD JEAN GUY P / O (AG) J87413 / R164731. De Montréal, Québec. Tué au combat le 13 mai 1944 âge de 21 ans # 426 ThunderbirdEscadron (On Wings Of Fire). Cible - Louvain, Belgique. S'il vous plaît voir Summerhayes, JW pour la listes Ae,e Le ssaole?ees18 Rivitab» «tab»e des blessés et des détails de vol. Lieutenant d'aviation Air GunnerArbour est enterré dans le Geraardsbergen (Grammont) Le cimetière communal, Est Flandres, en Belgique.
extrait de Summerhayes: avions Halifax LW # 682 a été abattu à Grammont, à vingt miles au sud de Gand, en Belgique, lors d'un voyage de nuit àLouvain, en Belgique.

ARBOUR, JOSEPH EDWARD JEAN GUY

Rank:Pilot OfficerTrade:Air Gnr.Service No:J/87413Date of Death:13/05/1944Regiment/Service:Royal Canadian Air Force 426 Sqdn. Grave Reference:Joint grave 4. Cemetery:GERAARDSBERGEN COMMUNAL CEMETERY