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Military service
Service number:
129424
Age:
27
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Division:
72nd Battalion
Birth:
December 10, 1888
Enlistment:
September 2, 1915
Vancouver, British Columbia
Death:
November 21, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VII. A. 2.
Additional information
Son of John Henry and Margaret Jane LeMessurier, of St. John's, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Private Cyril Lemessurier
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Photo of Cyril Lemessurier
Remebered by his niece Ellen Margaret Kirby and his family. -
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Photo of Cyril Lemessurier
Cyril Lemessurier, born in St. John's Newfoundland, enlisted 72nd Seaforth Highlanders Vancouver, killed by shrapnel Nov 21, 1916. Cyril is listed in the Canadian Book of Remembrance and the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. The family has his dog tags, medals and cap badges he collected. The family also has the Silver Cross given to his mother, Margaret Jane Lesmessurier and the Memorial brass plaque.
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Private Cyril Lemessurier
Digital gallery of
Private Cyril Lemessurier
Digital gallery of
Private Cyril Lemessurier
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 118 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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