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Baptized Siméon-Ludger-Onésime Goulet. Son of David-Onésime Goulet (deceased in 1900) and Philomène Royer, of Montréal (St-Henri), Québec. He stated being born on 15 November 1887 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on May 20, 1915, and landed in Plymouth, England, on the 29th. He proved to be very undisciplined. On September 15, he left for France and arrived in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, that same day. On December 8, he was wounded in action in the Ypres Salient, Belgium. While hospitalized, he contracted pulmonary tuberculosis and was evacuated to England on January 26, 1916. Returning to France on June 28 with the 23rd Battalion, he rejoined the 22nd on the 29th.
Seriously wounded to a leg at Courcelette on 17 September 1916, he was evacuated to No. 49 Casualty clearing station in Contay and died there four days later.
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Page 93 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Contay is a village in the Department of the Somme on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvillers. There are no access problems. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and square of the village and next to the D23, Franvillers - Corbie, sign. The distance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.
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