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In memory of:

Private Alphonse Charbonneau

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Military service

Service number: 62254
Age: 19
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division: 22nd Bn.
Birth: October 17, 1896 Montréal (Mile-End)
Enlistment: May 4, 1915
Death: February 20, 1916 Vierstraat, Ypres, Belgium

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: VII. B. 13.
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Baptized Sylvain-Alphonse-Eugène Charbonneau. Son of Aimé Charbonneau and Léda Bariteau (deceased in 1897), of Montréal, Québec. His father remarried to Léontine Théorêt in 1899 and lived in Montréal. Alphonse stated being born in 1895 when he enlisted.

He left for England on 20 May 1915 and arrived in Plymouth on the 29th. On 15 September he landed at Le Havre, Normandy, France. He was killed in action during the Battle of Ypres, Belgium, at Vierstraat.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 66 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium

LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 7 Km south of Ieper town centre on the Kemmelseweg (N331), connecting Ieper to Kemmel.

From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and straight on towards Armentieres (N336). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg made prominent by a level crossing. The cemetery is located on the right hand side of the road, 5 km after joining the Kemmelseweg.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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