Military service
Burial/memorial information
He pretended being three years older when he enlisted.
Enlisted in the 22nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, he arrived in Plymouth, England, on 29 May 1915. He landed at Boulogne, France, on 15 September. A member of the 9th Platoon, C Company, he was killed in action on 17 October 1915 at Kemmel in the Ypres Salient, Belgium. His name is entered in the De Ruvigny roll of Honour in the United Kingdom.
1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Private René Caron
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Grave marker
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Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
La Presse - 8 November 1915
Digital gallery of
Private René Caron
Digital gallery of
Private René Caron
Digital gallery of
Private René Caron
Digital gallery of
Private René Caron
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 8 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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