Trooper Gelman, who had participated in 'D-Day', the Allied invasion of Normandy, was reported 'missing in action'-later declared 'Killed In Action', presumably having died of wounds.
Military Service-
Rank: Trooper
Service Number: D/129773
Force: Army
Unit: Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, R.C.A.C.
Division: 27th Armoured Regiment
Honours/Awards: 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) & Clasp.
A farmer by trade, residing in Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada, he enlisted in the Canadian Army on 10 Nov 1942 in South Montreal, Quebec. He served in Canada, in England and in Western Europe.
Son of Boris and Sarah Gelman of Terrebonne.
Trooper David Gelman is commemorated on Page 314 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Military Service-
Rank: Trooper
Service Number: D/129773
Force: Army
Unit: Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, R.C.A.C.
Division: 27th Armoured Regiment
Honours/Awards: 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) & Clasp.
A farmer by trade, residing in Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada, he enlisted in the Canadian Army on 10 Nov 1942 in South Montreal, Quebec. He served in Canada, in England and in Western Europe.
Son of Boris and Sarah Gelman of Terrebonne.
Trooper David Gelman is commemorated on Page 314 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Trooper Gelman, who had participated in 'D-Day', the Allied invasion of Normandy, was reported 'missing in action'-later declared 'Killed In Action', presumably having died of wounds.
Military Service-
Rank: Trooper
Service Number: D/129773
Force: Army
Unit: Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, R.C.A.C.
Division: 27th Armoured Regiment
Honours/Awards: 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) & Clasp.
A farmer by trade, residing in Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada, he enlisted in the Canadian Army on 10 Nov 1942 in South Montreal, Quebec. He served in Canada, in England and in Western Europe.
Son of Boris and Sarah Gelman of Terrebonne.
Trooper David Gelman is commemorated on Page 314 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Military Service-
Rank: Trooper
Service Number: D/129773
Force: Army
Unit: Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, R.C.A.C.
Division: 27th Armoured Regiment
Honours/Awards: 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) & Clasp.
A farmer by trade, residing in Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada, he enlisted in the Canadian Army on 10 Nov 1942 in South Montreal, Quebec. He served in Canada, in England and in Western Europe.
Son of Boris and Sarah Gelman of Terrebonne.
Trooper David Gelman is commemorated on Page 314 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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