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Baptized Joseph Albéric Laramée, his full surname is Ferrier dit Laramée. Son of Joseph Ferrier dit Laramée (died 1915) and Éva Boursier, of Montréal, Québec. The mother's family name is listed as "Boursier" in several genealogical references from her region of origin.
Enlisted in the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he reported having served in the 65th Regiment, Carabiniers Mont-Royal. 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, that same day with the first contingent of that battalion. He took part in the First Battle of Ypres in Belgium. He was killed in action on April 5, 1916, at Vlamertinghe, near the St-Éloi craters in Belgium.
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La Presse - 11 April 1916
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Corporal Joseph Albéric Laramée
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Corporal Joseph Albéric Laramée
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Corporal Joseph Albéric Laramée
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 116 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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