C110071 Rifleman Vincent Anthony Soublière was born on 20 Aug 1923 in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of Emile Soublière and Aurore Proux. He had one sister,  left school at 18 after three years of high school and spoke English and French.

Soublière had done 4 years of army cadets at Academy de-le-Salle, 2 years with the Cameron Highlanders and was working for his father as a cake baker when he enlisted on 3 November 1942 in Ottawa.  He trained at Camp Borden before joining The Queen’s Own Rifles in the UK on 5 April 1943. He continued to train with them until D-Day.

Rifleman Soublière landed with D Company on Juno Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944. He was killed in action, aged 22, on 11 June during the battle for the village of Le Mesnil Patry.

He is buried in Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, grave reference III. B. 11.