Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Albert Gagné
In memory of:
Private Albert Gagné
January 22, 1916
Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
Military Service
61415
27
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
22nd Bn
Additional Information
February 24, 1888
St-Rémi-de-Napierville, Quebec
December 1, 1914
St-Jean, Quebec
Baptized Joseph-Maximin-Albert Gagné. Son of Zénophile Gagné (deceased in 1900) and Anyzie Cardinal (deceased in 1900). He stated being born on the 27th when he enlisted.
Albert went to England with the 22nd Battalion but did not travel with them further. On 11 September 1915, just before the 22nd departed for the front, Albert was transferred to reinforcements due to an increasingly apparent lung problem. Medical examinations then revealed he had pulmonary tuberculosis, made worse by the rigors of the service. He was repatriated on 22 December and admitted to the Sanatorium Laurentien in Ste-Agathe-des-Monts. He died a month later of pancreatic hemorrhage. He was buried in the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges military cemetery. His grave has since been exhumed and his remains are now in the ossuary. He is now commemorated on the Quebec Memorial at the Field of Honour in Pointe-Claire.
Commemorated on Page 89 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada
G. 641/16.
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.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Circumstances of Death Registers – Private Albert Gagne Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) 22nd Bn died suddenly On This Day Jan 22 1916 http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=01u678i8sc3pa0bsv259surkj3&sqn=1140&q2=36&q3=2871&tt=1166 -
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