Roger De Tilly

Home Town: Montreal, Quebec Conflict: Korean War Branch: Army

  • Mr. Roger De Tilly during an exercise in 1953.
  • Group of soldiers from Le Royal 22e Régiment during their paratrooper course in Manitoba, June 1951.
  • On leave going from Korea to Japan, 1951-1952. Mr. De Tilly took this picture showing Korean civilians.
  • On leave in Tokyo (Japan). Mr. De Tilly is second from left, back row.
  • Safe Conduct Certificate signed by General Mark W. Clark, Commander in Chief of United Nations Forces in Korea, guaranteeing "[...] good treatment to any Chinese or North Korean soldier desiring to cease fighting.
  • Mr. Roger de Tilly, April 2012.
Mr. Roger De Tilly during an exercise in 1953. Roger de Tilly
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Mr. Roger de Tilly is a Korean War veteran who went overseas with the 1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment. Having enlisted in the Regular Force in the summer of 1950, he finished the war as a corporal in a mortar section. He spent part of his war time experience at the regimental headquarters level assisting the regimental sergeant major with his daily tasks.

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