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Baptized Joseph-Jean Lapointe but had the first name "Oliva" since at least 1900. Son of Jean Lapointe and Laura Nobert, of Shawinigan, Maurice, Québec. At the time of his enlistment he had declared that he was born in Sherbrooke on September 12th, 1896, and he had named his uncle Joseph, of Sherbrooke, as his next of kin.
In his record his family connections are confused and poorly identified.
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, he crossed the English Channel and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, with the battalion’s first contingent. He was initially reported missing in action on October 4, 1916, during the Battle of Courcelette, Somme, and was subsequently presumed dead as of that date. His body was never found.
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Sherbrooke Monument
Cover of the original program distributed at the unveiling of the Sherbrooke WWI memorial on November 7th, 1926, and two images of the monument. The monument was designed by Mr. G. W. Hill of Montreal, Quebec with bronze figures cast in Belgium and granite from the Stanstead district. The bronze Memorial tablet lists 249 names. -
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Private Oliva (Jean) Lapointe
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Private Oliva (Jean) Lapointe
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 116 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY Somme, France
Courcelette is a village about 8 kilometres north-east of Albert (next to the main road D929 Albert-Bapaume). The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY lies about 1.5 kilometres north-west of the village.
The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY (signposted in the centre of Courcelette) is 1.5 kilometres down a single track lane (suitable for cars).
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