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He previously served with the 70th Hull Regiment in Hull (now Gatineau, Quebec). Enlisted in the 41st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, he arrived in Plymouth, England, on 28 October 1915. He was transferred to the 22nd Battalion on 16 May 1916, which fought in Belgium and arrived in France on the 17th with the 23rd Battalion. He joined his new unit in the front line on 6 June. He was killed in action on 14 July 1916 in the Voorzezeele-Saint-Éloi sector in Belgium.
Digital gallery of Private Gérazime Chénier
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Private Gérazime Chénier
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Private Gérazime Chénier
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 66 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY Belgium
ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY is located 5 Km south west of Ieper town centre, on the Kemmelseweg, a road connecting Ieper to Kemmel (N331).
From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort), and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 m after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing).
The ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY lies 4 Km along the Kemmelseweg on the right hand side of the road.
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