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Sergeant Gerald Martin Boppre

Male 1920 - 1944  (24 years)


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  • Name Gerald Martin Boppre 
    Prefix Sergeant 
    Born 13 Jul 1920  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, , Gelderland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I86356  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

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

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    Sergeant Gerald Martin Boppre
    Sergeant Gerald Martin Boppre

  • Notes 
    • 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

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      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.

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      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.

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      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.

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      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

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [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.

    3. [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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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jul 1920 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Nov 1944 - Drunen, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, , Gelderland, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
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