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Baptized Joseph Paul Émile Leblanc. Son of Jean Pierre Leblanc and Sara-Anne Mercier, of Montréal, Québec. He stated being born in 1896 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in the 41st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on October 18, 1915, and landed in Plymouth, England, on the 28th. On February 29, 1916, he was assigned to the 23rd Reserve Battalion at Shorncliffe, and on April 15, to the 22nd Battalion. On the 16th, he crossed the English Channel with the 23rd Battalion and landed at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. On May 6, he joined his new unit on the front lines during the Battle of Zillebeke, not far from Ypres, Belgium. He was seriously wounded by gunshot to the abdomen and one shoulder and by shrapnel to his right side on June 16, 1916. He was transported to the 10th Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, where he died that same day at 4:15 p.m.
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La Presse - July 5th 1916
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Page 117 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery is located about 12 kilometres west of Ieper town centre, on the Boescheepseweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge.
From Ieper town centre, the Poperingseweg (N308) is reached via Elverdingsestraat, then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching Poperinge, the N308 joins the left hand turning onto the R33, Poperinge ring road. The R33 ring continues to the left hand junction with the N38 Frans-Vlaanderenweg. 800 metres along the N38 lies the left hand turning onto Lenestraat. The next immediate right hand turning leads onto Boescheepseweg. The cemetery itself is located 2 kilometres along Boescheepseweg on the right hand side of the road.
From Calais, take the motorway A16 signposted Dunkerque/Lille. At Dunkerque take the motorway signposted Lille/Ypres, the A25. Leave the motorway at Junction 13, the village of Steenvoorde. Follow the D948/N38 signposted Ieper/Poperinge. After approximately 8-10 kilometres Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery will be signposted off to the right.
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