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Baptized Joseph-Roch-Raoul Hogue. Son of Hercule Hogue and Lédia Vaillancourt, of Montréal, Québec. He stated being born on 19 March when he enlisted.
He served for eight years with the 65th Regiment. 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. On September 15 in Folkestone, he crossed the English Channel to land in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. A few days later, he fought at Scherpenberg, Belgium, during the First Battle of Ypres. He was killed in action on October 19, 1915, in the trenches at Kemmel, Ypres. According to a witness, Lieutenant Charles Joseph Sylvestre of Montreal, at around 3:10 p.m., the enemy opened heavy fire on that section of the trenches. Two soldiers from the battalion had just been seriously wounded by shrapnel. The officer rushed with a soldier to retrieve one of the wounded men from under the rubble of the parapet. The soldier was pulled from his perilous position and saved. As soon as he had been removed, Sergeant Hogue came to do the same for Private Tancrède. He already had him by the arms and was preparing to carry him to safety when a shell exploded near him, tearing open his left side just above the shoulder, and a fragment penetrated deep into the area of his heart. He collapsed without even uttering a cry.
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La Presse - 13 November 1915 -
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La Presse - 13 November 1915 -
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La Presse 13 November 1915 -
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La Presse - 13 November 1915
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Raoul Hogue
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Raoul Hogue
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Raoul Hogue
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Raoul Hogue
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Raoul Hogue
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Raoul Hogue
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 19 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium
LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 7 Km south of Ieper town centre on the Kemmelseweg (N331), connecting Ieper to Kemmel.
From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and straight on towards Armentieres (N336). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg made prominent by a level crossing. The cemetery is located on the right hand side of the road, 5 km after joining the Kemmelseweg.
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