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John Arsenault

In memory of:

Private John Arsenault

April 9, 1917
Vimy, France

Military Service

Service Number:

222739

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)

Division:

85th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

August 24, 1888
Chéticamp, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

October 5, 1916
Sydney, Nova Scotia

Son of Simon Arsenault and Victoria Arsenault (nee Le Blanc) of New Aberdeen, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 193 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

6.B. 13.

Location:

The CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 is about 2.5 kilometres north of the village of Neuville-St. Vaast. The village is about 6 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Bethune. The cemetery is on a spur road turning left from the road to Givenchy-en-Gohelle, about 1 kilometre south of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Canadian Cemetery No. 2– Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Canadian Cemetery No. 2
    Canadian Cemetery No. 2 – Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Photo of John Arsenault– John Arsenault: honoured by the people of Givenchy-en-Gohelle, Fr. 100 years after his death on Vimy Ridge. A group from that town has followed his footsteps from his birthplace in Cheticamp, NS, through the UK, where the 85th Battalion trained, then on to Boulogne where he landed in France then on to his final resting place on Vimy Ridge.

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    Photo of John Arsenault
    Photo of John Arsenault – John Arsenault: honoured by the people of Givenchy-en-Gohelle, Fr. 100 years after his death on Vimy Ridge. A group from that town has followed his footsteps from his birthplace in Cheticamp, NS, through the UK, where the 85th Battalion trained, then on to Boulogne where he landed in France then on to his final resting place on Vimy Ridge.
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