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Ovila Roy

In memory of:

Private Ovila Roy

August 8, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

660876

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

24th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

January 12, 1892
Valleyfield, Quebec

Enlistment:

April 11, 1916
Montréal, Quebec

Son of Moïse Roy and Marguerite Primeau of Valleyfield, Québec.

Brother of Emile and Dalvida Roy of (Valleyfield) Montreal, Québec. Both brothers also served with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment). Private Emile Roy was killed in action on September 17, 1916.

Commemorated on Page 495 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

XVI. E. 9.

Location:

Villers-Bretonneux is a village 16 kilometres east of Amiens on the straight main road to St Quentin. The Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery is about 2 kilometres north of the village on the east side of the road to Fouilloy.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– La Presse October 24,1918

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