G12186 Rifleman Joseph Joyeux Lanteigne was born in St Leonard, New Brunswick on 1 May 1918, the son of Carolus Lanteigne and Marie Justine  Lanteigne (possibly a distant cousin)and came from a large family of five sisters and five brothers. He completed Grade VII and left school at age 15 to work. As one might expect, he spoke French (with no indication he spoke English) and was Roman Catholic.

Lanteigne did required military training for one month in January 1940 and worked as a baker when he enlisted with the 4th Coast Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery on 1 April 1942 and joined the active service on 27 May 1942 in St John. He was five foot 7 1/2 inches tall, weighed 141 pounds, had a dark complexion, dark brown hair and brown eyes.

On 18 April 1943, Lanteigne was transferred to the 59th Coast Battery at Fort Martiniere, Lévis, Quebec and treated for a venereal disease a week later. As of 19 April  1944, he was “re-allocated{ to the Canadian Infantry Corps. He arrived overseas on 27 July 1944 and was taken on strength with the Queen’s Own Rifles on 29 August.

Rifleman Lanteigne was killed in action near Boulogne on 20 September 1944, aged 26. He is buried in Calais Canadian War Cemetery, grave reference 6. A. 1.

His will left his estate to his mother.