Pte Bastien served with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and took part in the D-Day landings to Normandy on 5-6 June 1944.
Pte Bastien died on 6 June 1944, aged 26 years old. He is now buried at Ranville War Cemetery, Normandy.
Headstone image provided by Bob Hilton.
By Rebecca Blackburn
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