Albert Lionel Laprade

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Albert Lionel Laprade
Died1945-04-16
OccupationSoldier
Albert Lionel Laprade

Albert Lionel Laprade (died (1945-04-16)16 April 1945) was a Canadian soldier who served in Thunder Bay's Lake Superior Regiment. Laprade died on active service during the Second World War.[1]

Service

Laprade served as a sergeant (service number H/45799) in the Army, Lake Superior Regiment ((Motor), R).[1]

Death

Laprade died on 16 April 1945. He is commemorated at Holten Canadian War Cemetery (grave reference X. D. 2.).[1]

Possibly this is his brother: https://www.sargentandson.com/obituaries/Burt-Laprade?obId=3473883

Newspaper record

  • Biographical notice in Port Arthur News-Chronicle, 1945-08-07.[2]
    • Military rank: Sgt.
    • Index note: Posthumous Military Medal.
  • Biographical notice in Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 1945-08-08.[3]
    • Military rank: Sgt.
    • Index note: Awarded military medal.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Albert Lionel Laprade", Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada).
  2. Port Arthur News-Chronicle, 7 August 1945, p. 1
  3. Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 8 August 1945, p. 7