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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
BLEAU, Louis (Red) - was born in 1921 to Jean Baptiste and Apoline Bleau in Ponteix, SK. He completed his schooling to grade 12 in Val Marie, SK. In 1941 he moved to Windsor, ON where his older brother John Paul lived. He met Adeline Cleverley in 1941 while boarding at her mother's place and in 1943 they married. He joined the RCNVR in 1942 and served in the corvette HMCS Fredericton during the Battle of the Atlantic. Louis died at his home in Ponteix, SK in April of 1970.
Awards and Decorations: 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; C.V.S.M. and Clasp; War Medal 1939-45
Ships served in: HMCS HUNTER - Enlisted 18 Nov 1942. Commenced Active Service 06 Jan 1943 as an Ordnary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 19 May 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Aug 1943 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 16 Aug 1943 * Rated Able Seaman 06 Jan 1944 HMCS FREDERICTON - Drafted to FREDERICTON 22 Jan 1944 HMCS ROYAL MOUNT - Drafted to ROYALMOUNT 09 Jul 1945 HMCS HUNTER - Drafted to HUNTER 07 Aug 1945 * Demobilized 10 Sep 1945
(LB01) Portrait of Seaman Louis Bleau (LB02) Louis Bleau (left) and unknown sailor (LB03) Record of Training and Active Service
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