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Private Thomas Boily

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Military service

Service number: 121797
Age: 28
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division: 22nd Bn.
Birth: April 20, 1890 St-Hilarion, Charlevoix
Death: August 28, 1918 Chérisy, France

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: B. 8.
Additional information
His full name is Joseph Thomas Boily.

Son of Maxime Boily and Emma Tremblay of St-Hilarion et Montréal, Québec.

His mother died in Montréal in 1917; his father then went back to St-Hilarion where he died in 1920.

From the 69th Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion on 27 Septembe 1916. On 16 October, he was fighting at Bully-Grenay, Pas-de-Calais, France. Shot and wounded on 9 April 1917 during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Pas-de-Calais, he returned to action on 6 August to take part in the Battle of Amiens, Nord. He was killed in action on 28 August during the Battle of Chérisy.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 370 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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QUEBEC CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France

Take the D38 from Cherisy to Hendecourt. Approximately 2 kilometres from Cherisy turn left just before Sun Quarry Cemetery onto a dirt track. Continue for 1 kilometre before turning left to arrive at Quebec Cemetery.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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