0 poppies laid on this site
In memory of:

Private Ferdinand Damase Cadieux

Profile image
Maple leaf on headstone

Military service

Service number: 61436
Age: 40
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division: 22nd Bn.
Birth: September 8, 1876 Montréal (St-Henri)
Enlistment: October 23, 1914
Death: September 15, 1916 Courcelette, France

Burial/memorial information

POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY
Grave reference: III. Q. 5.
Additional information
Baptized Joseph-Ferdinand-Oscar Cadieux. According to an old tradition, he added Damase, the first name of his godfather, after his death. Son of Charles Cadieux (deceased in 1916) and Célina Brunet (deceased in 1906), of Montréal, Québec. Husband of Georgiana Lavoie (married in 1898) and father of one girl, of Montréal, Québec. He stated being born in 1878 when he enlisted. He was a stretcher-bearer and was killed by enemy artillery during the Battle of Courcelette. His name is inscribed « Ferdinand D. Cadieux » in the First World War Book of Remembrance.

Enlisted in the 22nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, he arrived in Plymouth, England on 29 May 1915. He entered France on 15 September and Belgium on 3 October. Wounded in action on 8 November near Kemmel in Flanders, Belgium, he was evacuated and posted to the 23rd Reserve Battalion until 20 May 1916, when he returned to his original unit. He was reported missing from 14th to 18th September 1916 before being declared killed in action on the 15th.

Related media

First World War (1914 – 1918)

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 62 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page Download this page

POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France

Pozieres is a village some 6 kilometres north-east of Albert, and the POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, which is enclosed by the Pozieres Memorial, is a little south-west of the village on the north side of the main road, D929, from Albert to Pozieres.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.

Did we miss something?

Contribute information to this commemorative page

Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.

Send us your images
Submit a correction
Date modified: