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Thank you gentlemen for all your work and research. Looks like the typical archives will not yield what platoon he belong to on Dday and how he died. My next move is to retrace the available testimonies of those from his regiment who live to tell the story of wht happened that day. So I`ll survey th...

Salut Pierre-Aldric, Tres heureux de voir ton site The Beaver Sam ! Oui, j`aimerais beacoup votre aide sur les circonstances entourant la mort de mon grand oncle Paul Barrette le 6 juin 1944. Si tu revois toutes l`information que Temujn a trouvé en plus de mes recherches, on devrait sous peu confirm...

Thank you for all the research !! much appreciated.

Finally catching up with all your discovery - many thanks to you both Fired off many enquiries and will be visiting ottawa to do more research. I hope there is a report from his superior as to how he died so that could have been communicated to his surviving mother. New discovery BARRETTE, Paul Emil...

Your welcome Lorraine. And it is unusual to find the “EXACT SPOT” that someone was Killed, and get more info on “how he died”. Thank you for taking the time to visit his grave. Cheers Hi Temujin, I`ve done the basic reseach on D 15141 Sgt Paul Barrette area where is was temporarily buried on D-Day....

Thank you for this great document - researching the 16th and my great uncle who was their first and only KIA on D-day D15141 Paul Barrette.
Anyone with anecdote about my unlce, that day on how he died , his platoon and tasks would be appreciated. Found nothing in War Diaries and orders.