Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Amédée Bourget
In memory of:
Private Amédée Bourget
November 5, 1918
Horton, Surrey, United Kingdom
Military Service
1057426
21
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
22nd Bn.
Additional Information
February 11, 1897
Québec (St-Sauveur), Quebec
April 23, 1917
Montréal, Quebec
Baptized Joseph-Achille-Amédée Bourget. Son of Joseph Bourget and Flora Julien, of Montréal. He stated being born in 1896 when he enlisted.
He was severely wounded on 8 June 1918 in the trenches of Neuville-Vitasse, in France, and evacuated in England. After several months in hospital, he was almost healed when, at the end of October, he contracted the Spanish Flu. He was then transferred to Manor (County of London) War Hospital, in Horton, where he died of pneumonia a week later.
Commemorated on Page 372 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
EPSOM CEMETERY
Surrey, United Kingdom
Screen Wall. K. 95.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Newspaper clipping – La Presse November 9, 1918
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