Henri Richard’s service record, originally obtained from the Canadian Government by Roger Nelson (nephew), contains many details about his career in the Canadian Army:
Enlisted on 11 Feb 1943 Assigned to Ft. William 102 T.C. 26 Feb (basic training) Assigned to the Midland Regiment, Terrace B.C. 13 May '43 Moved to the Winnipeg Grenadiers June 8, 43 Stationed at Courtenay B.C. June 9 12 Jul to Jan 7th/1944 Assigned to special duty to Kiska Alaska (as part of the W.G. Regt.) Volunteered for service overseas Embarked for Europe 4 Aug 1944 Assigned to Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Aug 8, 1944 Died of wounds Aug 28, 1944 Place 21A9 Died of wounds at AEF "a" Rank Pte. Died of wounds received in action Death occurred on strength of forces H.Q.405-R-15341 Burial at Bretteville-Sur-Laize Cdn Mil Cemetery France Grave 7 Row F Plot 17
