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Télesphore Provençal

In memory of:

Private Télesphore Provençal

April 7, 1918
Beaurains, Pas-de-Calais, France

Military Service


Service Number:

661069

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

November 13, 1895
Albion, Rhode Island

Enlistment:

April 11, 1916
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Hilaire Provençal and Délia Théberge, of Terrebonne, Québec.

He stated being born in Albion, « Massachusetts », when he enlisted.

Commemorated on Page 488 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

WAILLY ORCHARD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. D. 3.

Location:

Wailly is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais about 6 kilometres south-west from Arras in the valley of the little river Crinchon. WAILLY ORCHARD CEMETERY stands above the village on its outskirts in part of the old orchard.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Telesphore Provençal
  • Memorial– Telesphore Provençal death card, kept by his cousin Rosalie Métivier.
  • Newspaper clipping– La Presse - 23 April 1918
  • Grave marker
  • Memorial– Terrebonne War Memorial, Masson Park, Terrebonne.
  • Memorial– Terrebonne War Memorial, Masson Park, Terrebonne.

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