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Baptized Joseph Wilbrod English. Son of Georges English and Alphonsine Boulet, of L’Anse-au-Griffon, Gaspésie, Québec.
Enlisted in the 57th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on June 2, 1916, and landed in Liverpool, England, on the 8th. He crossed into France on July 29. From September 18 to 20, 1916, he was loaned to the 2nd Canadian Entrenchment Battalion. He was transferred to the 22nd Battalion and went to the front line. On September 29, he was wounded in action during the Battle of the Somme and was evacuated to England. On May 17, 1917, he returned to France and rejoined his unit in combat on June 6. On the 8th, he was wounded again but remained on duty. He was killed in action on August 10, 1918, during the Battle of Amiens in Picardy, at Méharicourt, between Vrély and Méharicourt.
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Page 404 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CAIX BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
The village of Caix is situated about 28 kilometres south-east of Amiens, midway between the N29, Amiens to St. Quentin road, and the D934, Amiens to Roye road. The CAIX BRITISH CEMETERY is south of the village.
From the centre of the village on the main road, D28, in the direction of Beaucourt en Santerre, turn left at the D41 in the direction of Le Quesnel. About 200 metres along this road is the local communal cemetery and the first CWGC signpost will be found. Turn left just before the local cemetery and follow the side road where the CAIX BRITISH CEMETERY will be found on the right.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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