Ralph Joseph Gonyea

1924 - 1944  (20 years)

• Name	Ralph Joseph Gonyea  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	21 Oct 1924	Trenton. Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1943	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Taxi Driver
  	Red Line Taxi
  Enlisted	18 May 1943	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  		Ralph Gonyea 126182 Attest.jpg
  Occupation	18 May 1943  [1]
  	Truck Driver
  Residence	1944	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  	Address: 369 Cumberland Street
  Posted	Jun 1944	Italy,   [3]
  Missing	13 Dec 1944  [3]
  	Address: Italy
  Death	13 Dec 1944  [2]
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  Obittuary	Aft 13 Dec 1944	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	The Ottawa Journal
  Burial	Aft 13 Dec 1944	Italy,   [2]
  	Address: VILLANOVA CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
  	Grave Reference: II, C, 2. Villanova lies in the Commune of Bagnacavallo in the Province of Ravenna, and is typical of the agricultural villages of the low lying Romagna plain. Take Highway A14, Bologna-Taranto, and branch off at Imola following the direction of Ravenna. Villanova is 3 kilometres south-west of the main road from Ferrara to Ravenna (Route No.16) at Via Chiesa. If approaching from Ferrara, leave the main road by turning right on the outskirts of the village of Mezzano. If approaching from Ravenna, the visitor should turn left immediately after crossing the bridge over the River Lamone. Proceeding south-west from Mezzano the road runs parallel to the River Lamone until reaching Villanova. The visitor should bear right across the village square and leave it at the far corner by the road leading to the Villanova Canadian War Cemetery. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited outside the working hours of the local gardening staff, but will be unmanned.
  Obittuary	13 Jan 1945	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	The Ottawa Citizen
  FACT	4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, R.C.A.C.  [2]
  FACT	Army  [2]
  FACT	C/103526
  FACT	Private
  Person ID	I126182	Lower Town
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2021

  
  

• Photos

  Ralph Gonyea 126182 family photo.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Son of Joseph Allen Gonyea and Stella Gonyea; husband of Lilianne Gonyea. [2] Commemorated on Page 318 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance . Request a copy

  
  

• Sources

  [S3437] (Reliability: 3). Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947 [S3438] (Reliability: 3). The Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM) [S3612] (Reliability: 3). [S3611] (Reliability: 3).