Date of birth:

December 30th, 1910 (Upton/Québec, Canada)

Date of death:

October 11th, 1944 (Ysselsteyn, the Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Venray
Plot: I. Row: E. Grave: 13.

Service number:

C/25294

Nationality:

Canadian

Louis was born on December 30 1910 in Upton Quebec, the son of Oscar Piche and Aline Piche nee St Pierre (deceased) of New London, Connecticut USA. They were married in 1909 in Acton Vale Quebec. He was married on October 17 1935 in New London USA with Mary Ellen Piché nee Nagle of New London, USA. They were the parents of Patricia Aline, Paulette Margaret, Paul E. jr., Phillip and Perry Piche. His sister was Janette Piche Mannone. His brother Marcel and his sister Suzanne Piché were deceased during the infancy.

He was a pilot and member of the Roman Catholic Church. He spoke English and French. His sports were baseball, hockey, bowling and billiards and his hobbies were gardening en being a handyman.

He enlisted on December 19 1940 in Montreal and he went thereafter on January 31 1944 overseas to the UK.

Louis was killed in action on Wednesday October 11 1944 age 33 due to a crash near the Deurneseweg in Ysselsteyn before or after an attack on Antwerp in Belgium. He was temporarily buried then in Deurne before being reburied on June 21 1946 in Venray. His other fallen RCAF crew member was F/O Arthur J. Horrell age 24 in grave 1-E-12.

On his headstone: IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DAD AND HUSBAND

A monument was unveiled on May 4 2012 in Ysselsteyn with all the fallen allied soldiers on it of WW2.

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• Photo 1: Findagrave (Public Domain)
• - Edwin van der Wolf (biography)
  - Louis Paul Emile Piche - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada
  

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