Military service
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On 5 April 1917, in Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France, while he was in first line trenches, Edgar suffered shrapnel wounds in the back, including his spine, which left him paraplegic. He was treated for almost one year in England and, in March 1918, was repatriated and hospitalized in Montréal. In September 1918, he was released from military service as permanently incapacitated and died of his wounds one year later at the Montreal General Hospital.
Digital gallery of Private Edgar Colleret
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Digital gallery of
Private Edgar Colleret
Digital gallery of
Private Edgar Colleret
Digital gallery of
Private Edgar Colleret
Digital gallery of
Private Edgar Colleret
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 531 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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