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Son of William Pierre Labelle and Georgiana Goyette, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. Husband of Maria Joubert Pelletier, of Montréal, Québec.
He emigrated to Canada in 1910. From April 6, 1915, to October 13, 1916, he served in the 65th Regiment & Composite Battalion, service number 778, and in Unit A at Mount Hood Community College. During World War I, he enlisted in the 258th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, service number 1105094. He sailed for Great Britain on October 6, 1917, and arrived in England on the 17th. Upon arrival, he was assigned to the 10th Reserve Battalion, then to the 17th Reserve Battalion on May 6, 1918, to the 23rd Reserve Battalion on June 4, and to the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles on the 5th. On the 7th, he crossed into France. He was repatriated to Canada on September 30, 1919, and demobilized with the rank of sergeant on the following October 5. On March 17, 1922, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Regiment, service number 15094, and transferred to the Royal 22nd Regiment on April 25, 1928.
During World War II, he enlisted in Montreal, Quebec, on September 22, 1939, in the Royal 22nd Regiment, with the rank of lieutenant, service number P-48558. Promoted to captain on September 1, 1940, he fell ill and was admitted to the St-Sacrement Hospital in Quebec City, Quebec, on November 13, 1941. On the 19th, he was transferred to Sacré-Cœur Hospital in Cartierville (now Montreal), where he died on March 29, 1942, of a heart attack and pulmonary tuberculosis. He was buried the following April 1 at Côte-des-Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.
Long Service Badge, and Good Conduct Badge
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Commemorated on:
Page 88 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY Quebec, Canada
Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road.
During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.
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