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Son of Frédéric Genest and Célina Saint-Onge (deceased in 1907; his father remarried to Dolorès Hamel in 1908), of Québec (St-Sauveur), Québec. He stated being born in Québec on March 26, 1897 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in the 189th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on September 23, 1916, and landed in Liverpool, England, on October 6. Upon arrival, he was assigned to the 69th Reserve Battalion on January 4, 1917, to the 10th Reserve Battalion on February 26, to the 150th Battalion, and then back to the 10th Reserve Battalion on March 1, 1918. On April 7, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion and crossed into France on the 8th. He rejoined his unit in combat on August 6, 1918, in the Amiens sector of Pas-de-Calais. On August 27, 1918, he leaped forward and charged toward the German trenches when he was mowed down by machine gun fire while assaulting Wancourt near Chérisy during the Battle of Chérisy.
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Private Frédéric Genest
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Page 413 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.
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