Charles Richard Maundrell
Charles Richard Maundrell
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My soldier's name is Charles Richards Maundrell, and he was born on November 29, 1918, in Kingston, Ontario. He is unmarried, but after a few years, he married. His present address is 61 Third Ave. Charles' father is named Charles Albert Maundrell, and his mother is Gertrude Maundrell. He had no work before going to war. Charles is 5 feet 9 inches tall, with hazel eyes and black hair.Charles enjoys athletics, and he studied economics and history at Queens.
Charles Richards Maundrell is a Lieutenant Rank 2. His unit is the RCA, and he serves in the Army. The place of enlistment was Kingston, Ontario, on July 1, 1941. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Queens University.
I believe he enlisted in WWII because he was unemployed and needed a job. There was a huge depression. It was a wonderful job for him. He has a good education, having earned a B.A. and an M.A. He can gain a good job in the war, and he has risen to Lieutenant rank 2. His unit was an RCA, or Royal Canadian Artillery.
Charles Richards Maundrell is an extremely intelligent and strong individual. He was unemployed prior to going to war. Charles has no battle experience. He attended Glebe Collegiate in Ottawa before spending five years at Queen's University. He is a rank 2 Lieutenant who served with the RCA. The Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) is a coastal defense system. The RCA's responsibility is to defend the soldiers. The RCA transports heavy equipment along the shore to protect soldiers throughout the conflict. They were entrusted with manning large coastal artillery positions in Saint John, New Brunswick, to protect against prospective German surface raiders and submarines.
Charles died from his wounds that received while fighting. He will be remembered by his mother and father. He is buried in France at the cemetery of St. Germain 7F/1 998692. The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery is located near the village of Reviers. Just up the coast north of the cemetery is where Maundrell and 335 other soldiers lost their lives storming the coast of Normandy. He died only one before the end of the war.
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Glebe Collegiate Institute
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
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