Tessier, René Joseph

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Nationality:: Canadian

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Military Medal (MM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lance-Corporal
Unit:: "B" Company, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, Canadian Army
Awarded on:: August 31st, 1944

For action performed on 6 June 1944, on the beach at Bernières-sur-Mer/Calvados department, Basse-Normandie region, France.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 August, 1944.
Citation unavailable.

Sources

- FOWLER, T. R., Valour on Juno Beach, General Srore Publishing House, Ontario, Canada, 2005.
- ZUEHLKE, M., Juno Beach, Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, Canada, 2005.
- National Defence and the Canadian Forces
- War Chronicle.com

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