Sergeant Gerald Martin Boppre

1920 - 1944  (24 years)

• Name	Gerald Martin Boppre
  Prefix	Sergeant
  Born	13 Jul 1920	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12903089
  Military	WW2
  Misfortune	killed in WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-86356P
  Died	21 Nov 1944	Drunen, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands   [1, 2]
  Buried	Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, , Gelderland, Netherlands   [2]
  Person ID	I86356	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Leo Ambrose Boppre,   b. 29 Sep 1887, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jul 1971  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Emma Margaret Voisin,   b. 19 Jun 1888, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 19 Apr 1965  (Age 76 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1910	Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [3]
  Family ID	F165307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Sgt. Gerald Boppre Mr. and Mrs. Leo Boppre. 72 Alexandra Ave, Waterloo have been advised that their son. Sgt. Gerald Boppre. 24. was killed in action Nov 21. Sgt. Boppre was serving with the Algonquin Regiment. He was previously wounded in October A brother, Cpl. Carl Boppre also serving overseas, was wounded in action in France on Aug. 28. Surviving in addition to his parents and brother Carl are five sisters and one brother Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 1 Dec 1944, p. 1 ______________ Cpl. Gerald Bopple, 24, who when last heard from was serving in Holland with the Algonquin Regiment, was slightly wounded on Oct. 10, according to a cable received yesterday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Boppre, Alexandra Ave., Waterloo. His brother, Lance-Cpl. Carl, is in a convalescent home in France, recovering from a bullet wound in the heel received on Aug. 28. Cpl. Gerald enlisted in Kitchener about three years ago and trained at No. 10 Training Centre here, Listowel and Stratford. He has been overseas slightly over a year. Born in Kitchener, he attended St. Louis School and St. Jerome's College, and was a member of St. Louis R.C. Church. Before enlistment he worked in his father's grocery store. _________ CPL. GERALD BOPPRE Cpl. Boppre, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Boppre, Alexandra Ave.,. Waterloo, received bomb fragment wounds in the face, neck and left thigh when he was wounded in action in Holland on Oct. 10, while fighting with the Algonquin Regiment. The information was received in a secondary wire today. ________ SGT. GERALD BOPPRE Sgt. Gerald Boppre, 24-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Boppre, 72 Alexandra Ave., Waterloo, was killed in action Nov. 21, his parents have been informed. Serving with the Algonquin Regiment, it is not known where the fatality took place. A letter was received from him yesterday, written from Holland. Sgt. Boppre was previously wounded in October, when he sustained bomb fragment wounds in the face, neck and left thigh. A brother, Cpl. Carl Boppre, also serving overseas, was wounded in action in France on Aug. 28. Born in Waterloo Sgt. Boppre attended St. Louis School, St. Jerome's College and the K-W Collegiate. Prior to enlisting in 1940 he trained at the former No. 10 Military Camp here, at Listowel and Stratford. He went overseas in September, 1943. In civilian life he worked in his father's grocery store. Surviving, in addition to his parents and brother Carl, are five sisters and one brother: Mrs. Alex Dietrich of Kitchener, Mrs. Clifford Pickren of North Bay, Stella of Ottawa, Helen, Marcy and Larry at home. ______________ BOPPRE, Gerald Martin Gerald was born on July 13, 1920 in Waterloo, Ontario, to Leo and Emma Boppre. He had two brothers, Carl and James five sisters, Mary, Margaret, Estelle, Helen, and Marcella. Growing up, Gerald helped out at the family grocery store as a clerk, but he also liked playing hockey (goalie) with his friends. Following his brother Carl's footsteps, Gerald enlisted with the Army on December 3, 1941 with the Algonquin Regiment. Sergeant Gerald Boppre was killed during Active Service on November 21, 1944, at 24 years of age. He was awarded the War Medal 1939- 1945 and the 1939-1945 Star. He is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands. Sergeant Boppre is gratefully remembered today as a "Son of Waterloo" and his picture hangs on the Memorial Wall in City Hall of Waterloo, Ontario. Legion Ontario Command Book Volume VII Page 63

  
  

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  [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead. Boppre, Gerald Martin 24 years Birthdate: 1920 Jul 13 Died: 1944 Nov 21 Rank: Sergeant Unit: Algonquin Regiment, R.C.I.C. Force: Army Service Number: A58273 Additional Details son of Leo & Emma Boppre of Waterloo, Ontario [S3231] Find A Grave, Memorial, G., Municipality, B., & Memorial, G. (1920). Sergeant Gerald Martin Boppre (1920-1944) - Find A... Retrieved 18 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12903089/gerald-martin-boppre. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Leo Boppre Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Jun 1910 Event Place: Macton, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 23 Birth Year (Estimated): 1887 Occ: clerk - Linwood Father's Name: Louis Boppre Mother's Name: Carolina Mosser Spouse's Name: Emma Voisin Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1888 Res: Peel Spouse's Father's Name: August Voisin Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Logel

  
  

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  Born - 13 Jul 1920 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Nov 1944 - Drunen, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Buried - - Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, , Gelderland, Netherlands  = Link to Google Earth