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In Memory of
ARTHUR VERNON FRENCH
Lieutenant
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
who died 33 age
on 28 July 1943

Remembered with honour
AGIRA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY


Born 22 Lug 1910, Hedley, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada;
Son of Francis Henry and Anna Beatrice French;
husband of Daisy Warbutton French;
On 1 September 1939 he enlisted in Vernon, BC.

B.C. Death Registration #1943-09-704151, lists Arthur's parents as Francis Henry French & Anna Beatrice French. His wife was Daisy Warbutton.
Lieutenant Arthur Vernon French, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada died of wounds received in action on 28 July 1943.
Arthur got wounded in action by gun shot wounds on his 33rd birthday during the attack on Leonforte. With a sucking chest wound he was rushed to No. 1 Field Dressing Station by No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance. No. 1 Field Dressing Station was stationed in the elementary school in Valguarnera. It seems to go forward with his condition on the 25th, but on the 28th his condition was very poor and he succumbed of his wounds at 12.45 hours. He was buried near the elementary school and later reburied at Agira Canadian War Cemetery.
Arthur was married to Daisy Warburton and together they lived in Hamilton, Ontario. His parents were still living in Hedley, BC and it is not known if he had any brothers or sisters.
Arthur served in the Active Militia with the B.C. Dragoons and Rocky Mountain Rangers.
Arthur is also remembered on the Hedley, B.C. cenotaph


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Name: French, Arthur Vernon, A V
Rank: Lieutenant
Service:
Unit Text:
Regiment: Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
Date of Death: 28/07/1943
Age: 33
Grave Reference: B. B. 142
Casuality:
Inscription: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN



Fallen Soldiers

Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
ALEXY, DAN JOHN, D J
ASSELIN, MAURICE, M
CROMB, CHARLES ALEXANDER, C A
FERGUSON, JOHN, J T
FRENCH, ARTHUR VERNON, A V
HALL, FRANK CONSTANT, F C
KING, RONALD DAVID BEAUMONT, R D B
LORIMER, ROBERT JOHNSTON, R J
LUCAS, DONALD ALFRED, D A
MAC DONALD, WILLIAM KENNETH, W K
MERCER, HUGH, H
O'BRIEN, ROBERT, R
OLIVER REGINALD BATES, O R
POOLE, JAMES CLIFFORD, J C
SILLERS, WILLIAM JOHN BALFOUR, W J B
SIMPSON, THOMAS F., T F
TAPLEY, CYRUS LUSWELL, C L

Royal Canadian Regiment
ALLISON, WILLIAM, W R
ANDERSON, HUGH R., H R
BALDWIN, FREDERICK, F
BOYCE, LEONARD WALLACE, L W
CAMERON, ALVIN, A
CROWE, RALPH MARSTON, R M
CUMMINGS, DOUGLAS, D M
GIGGEY, JAMES FREDERICK, J F
NORTON, JOSEPH ERNEST, J E
POPE, JOHN HENRY WILLIAM, J H W
TOULOUSE, CECIL LAVERNE, C L
TURNER, FREDERICK, F A
WALLACE, JAMES, J B

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
ANDROS, JACK ALBERT, J A
BOULTON, WILBERT ROY, W R
BROWN, ALBERT, A
BROWN, GEORGE DONALD, G D
COUSINS, SIDNEY JOHN, S J
CURRIE, CECIL HARVEY, C H
EGERTON, LOUIS MARTIN, L M
GARNEAU, DANIEL, D
GILL, BASIL ERIC, B E
HORN, JOHN ARCY, J D A
Mc FEE, SAMUEL, S
McKAY, EUGENE JOSEPH, E J
NICOL, JAMES, J
SCHOLEY, JOHN RICHARD, J R

Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BAXTER, EDWARD ROY, E R
BRYANT, FRANKLYN NOLAN, F N
CAMERON, JAMES ALEXANDER, J A
CHRISTIE, EARL JOHN, E J
HAMMELL, JAMES SHANNON, J S
Mc EWAN, ROBERT, R
WESS, WILLIAM, W
ZILNIC, SERGIE, S

Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BLAND, RAYMOND PHILLIP, R P
CLEMENTS, ALFRED WILSON, A W
FORTIER, MICHEL ONESIME, M O
HIE, HARTLEY ALBERT ELWOOD, H A E
JOHNSON, ERNEST, E
KINNEAR, CALVIN, C
McCORMICK, CECIL EDWIN, C E
NASH, FERDINAND LEONARD, F L
PITT, LLOYD, L J
PUNCHARD, FREDERICK ERNEST, F E
RORABECK, BASIL GERALD, B G
SUTCLIFFE, BRUCE ALBERT, B A
TAYLOR, JOHN RAYMOND, J R

West Nova Scotia Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BLINN, JOSEPH HOWARD, J H
BOUDREAU, ANDREW, A W
BOWER, HORACE LENT, H L C
BROWN, WILLIAM LEONARD, W L
DOUCETTE, GERALD JOSEPH, G J
ELLIS, RICHARD HARTNEY, R H
FARRIS, HAROLD WILLIAM, H W
GORMAN, LAURIE EUGENE, L E
HICKS, HARRY ANGUS, H A
KEYES, FRED WILLIAM, F W
PACE, WILLIAM KERR, W K
PERRY, CLARENCE ALBERT, C A
PETTIFER, ERNEST HENRY, E H
REEVES, CHARLES CHESTER, C C
RHULAND, DENNIS AUBREY, D A
RICHARD, LEON JOSEPH, L J
VEINOTTE, LARRY WILLOUGHBY, L W
ZWICKER, WILLOUGHBY BRUNT, W B

Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BRAULT, GILLES, G
CHARDOLA, JEAN, J P
DION, PAUL ARMAND, P A
FILIATRAULT, LEOPOLD, L
LABRIE, NAPOLEON, N
LAVIGNE, LEONCE, L
LE BEL, MARCEL, M
PRIMEAU, FERNAND, F
TARTE, JOSEPH EPHREM, J E

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
BROWN, HENRY, H
CURRY, HUGH NATHANIEL HAROLD, H N H
GILES, HARVARD, H

Royal Canadian Engineers
CAMPBELL, FRED THOMAS, F T
COLLINS, CHARLES EDWARD, C E
DAIGLE, JOSEPH, J
JEFFERYS, CHARLES ROSS, C R
WALSH, EDGAR, E J

Royal Canadian Artillery
CLARKE, JAMES GORDON, J G
COBURN, STANLEY RUSSELL, S R
COOKE, THOMAS AUSTIN, T A
SMITH, LEONARD ADAM, L A
TERRY, DAVID DOUGLAS, D D
WATEROUS, CHARLES HORATIO, C H

Carleton and York Regiment, R.C.I.C.
DEVOE, ARCHIE JOSEPH, A J
PELLETIER, LEON HUBERT, L H
TAYLOR, GRAYDON, G A

Three Rivers Regiment, R.C.A.C.
DILIO, JAMES MICHAEL VINCENT, J M V
HAMILTON, JOSEPH LAMBERT, J L
KANE, BERNARD MANUS, B M
NORMAN, JOSEPH, J W
WILLOUGHBY, CHARLES, C

4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, R.C.A.C.
HARBOUR, GEORGE LAWRENCE, G L

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
KLEIN, WILLIAM, W S

Royal 22e Regiment
KNOWN UNTO GOD

Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.), R.C.I.C.
LEGGO, JAMES GORDON, J G
LENIUK, JOHN, J
LUNN, ERNEST PEARSON, E P

48th Highlanders of Canada, R.C.I.C.
LEITH, IRVINE WLLLIAM, I W
MORTON, ARTHUR, A
PARKES, ORVILLE FREDERICK, O F
PICARD, MURRAY JOSEPH, M J

Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
SNOW, WILLARD STRINGAM, W S

Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
WALKER, NORMAN ALAN, N A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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