14. | Jean Joseph Jacques HURTEAU was born on 21 Dec 1895 in Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (son of Jean Joseph Baptiste HURTEAU and Mary Louise TAYLOR); died on 11 Feb 1974 in Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- _UID: 83E2E6BCCA064743B130677920C16AF25F91
- Birth: 21 Dec 1895
Notes:
Jean is a Veteran of two world wars. W.W.1: 1914-1918 service #-788879.
He was a Sapper in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He Joined February 28, 1916 and served in Canada, England and France. He was wounded 3 times. He was a lineman, stringing telegraph lines for the German sharpshooters trying to disrupt the communications in the battlefield.
In W.W.2 his service # was C-8991. He was with the Veteran Guards of Canada. He joined August 24, 1940 and was discharged on April 27, 1946. He held the rank of Sergeant. His duties were guarding the prisoners of war who had been captured in Canadian waters or on Canadian soil. Most of his service was at Center Lake, P.O.W. Camp in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada.
Hurteau John # 788879 RG 150 Accession # 1992-93/166, Box 4649-11
MEDALS and DECORATIONS
WORLD WAR 1.....BRITISH WAR MEDAL....VICTORY MEDAL.
WORLD WAR 2....Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and War Medal, 1939-45.
Jean married Eliza Anne Dora GODIN on 7 Jul 1919 in Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Eliza was born on 10 Feb 1896 in Isle de Calumet, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada; died on 2 Feb 1981 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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