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Military service
Service number:
28079
Age:
25
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
January 23, 1891
Ste-Clotilde de Horton, Québec
Enlistment:
September 18, 1914
Valcartier, Québec
Death:
June 3, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. A. 9.
Additional information
Son of Ludger and Clérina Provencher (née Gélinas).
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Grave Marker
Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England -
Badge
15th Bn cap badge. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
1st Division, 3rd Brigade shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Entrance
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Cemetery
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Grave Marker
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Memorial
The memorial on Observatory Ridge was unveiled and dedicated on 22 October 2011 to commemorate the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF (48th Highlanders of Canada) on 3 June 1916 during the Battle of Mount Sorrel. Photo by BGen (ret) G Young and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Bn Memorial Project. -
Memorial Plaque
The memorial on Observatory Ridge was unveiled and dedicated on 22 October 2011 to commemorate the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF (48th Highlanders of Canada) on 3 June 1916 during the Battle of Mount Sorrel. Photo by BGen (ret) G Young and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Bn Memorial Project. -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Newspaper clipping
La Presse - 27 July 1916
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Private Dolphis Provencher
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Private Dolphis Provencher
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Private Dolphis Provencher
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Private Dolphis Provencher
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Private Dolphis Provencher
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Private Dolphis Provencher
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Private Dolphis Provencher
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Private Dolphis Provencher
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Private Dolphis Provencher
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 151 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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