Private George Prosper Dezitter
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Dezitter,
George Prosper
Date of birth: 1894-09-19
Place of birth: Passchendaele Belgium
Next of kin: Peter Dezitter, father, Pres. Le Manche, Serthe, France
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Detective
Occupation (normalized): Detective
Address:
163 Kennedy Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Religion: Roman Catholic
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 3349008
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
Private (Army).
Degree of service: Canada
Survived war: yes
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
353144
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B2500-S027
Uploader's Notes: 16 months prior service with Belgian Army. Discharged on September 14, 1918 to re-enlist with the RAF.
Post war, he returned to Belgium where he lived throughout World War 2. Working closely with German authorities, he was responsible for the capture of several hundred Allied soldiers and airmen attempting to evade capture. He was arrested after the war, tried and found guilty. On September 17, 1948, Dezitter was executed by a gendarme firing squad in Brussels.
Post war, he returned to Belgium where he lived throughout World War 2. Working closely with German authorities, he was responsible for the capture of several hundred Allied soldiers and airmen attempting to evade capture. He was arrested after the war, tried and found guilty. On September 17, 1948, Dezitter was executed by a gendarme firing squad in Brussels.
Uploader's Research notes: Prosper Dezitter - "l'homme au doigt coupe" [Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion, Manitoba Regiment ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2012-06-27
Last modified: 2012-06-27