CANADIAN PARA Payette, Guy

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Payette ​

• FORENAME

Guy ​

• UNIT

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• RANK

Corporal ​

• NUMBER

D/157000 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

14th June 1945 ​

• AGE

28 ​

• GRAVESITE

Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia, Canada Panel 16 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 04.12.1916, Montreal, Quebec, Canada​

son of Joseph Benoni and Elizabeth Payette, Montreal, Quebec​

died (accidentally killed whilst returning home)​

buried at sea​

Note War Diary reported date of death as 17th June 1945​

17th Jun > Weather fair and cool. Everything went well all day until 1900 hrs., when a serious and fatal accident happened on D deck. Cpl. Payette was accidently shot, with an enemy pistol fired by Cpl. Kurtow. A Court of Inquiry was held immediately and proceedings were made for a Court-Martial about ship.​

19th Jun > Weather fair and warm. CPL. PAYETTE was buried at sea at 0500 hrs. this morning.