C101266 Rifleman Phillipe Plante was born in Quebec City on 9 September 1921, the son of Alphonse Plante. He had four brothers, and five sisters, and completed six years of public school before leaving at the age of 15.

He married Orray Morris and they had a daughter Madeleine born in April 1942.

After working as a truck driver and painter and six months of reserve service, Plante enlisted in Ottawa with the active service army on 26 August 1942.

He trained in Cornwall and Camp Borden before being sent to the UK as a reinforcement to The Queen’s Own Rifles, reporting for duty on 5 April 1943.

Rifleman Plante landed in the second wave on Juno Beach with D Company on D-Day, 6 June 1944.

Plante was 22 years old when he was killed in action on 11 June 1944 during the battle for the village of Le Mesnil Patry. He is buried in Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, grave reference III. F. 10.