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Son of Arthur Gratton and Marie Hébert, of Ottawa, Ontario.
Enlisted in the 77th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on October 23, 1915, and landed in Plymouth, England, on October 31. On February 15, 1916, he was assigned to the 23rd Reserve Battalion, and on March 15 of that year, to the 22nd Battalion. On the 17th, he crossed over to France and landed at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. He joined his new unit that same day. He was killed in action on May 6, 1917, during the Battle of Fresnoy, Pas-de-Calais.
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From "Our Heroes in The Great World War", compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, Ontario, 1919. -
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While researching a project and checking images at Library and Archives Canada, it became apparent that this photograph showed the original grave site of Private Albert Gratton (2nd cross from left). A search of the records showed that he was buried at the Aux Rietz Military Cemetery. After the Armistice the CWGC reports that 16 graves were concentrated from the area into the La Targette British Cemetery. A check of the records show that Gratton is in Plot 1 Row A Grave 21 and the 1st cross is that of Pte. J. H. Arsenault of the Royal Canadian Regiment in Plot 1 Row A Grave 20. That means that these are original graves in the cemetery, not concentrations. The rest of the graves in that row can thus be identified. -
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Private Albert Gratton
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Private Albert Gratton
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Private Albert Gratton
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Page 246 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA TARGETTE BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Neuville-St Vaast is a village 6.5 kilometres north of Arras, a little east of the road from Bethune to Arras. LA TARGETTE BRITISH CEMETERY lies to the south-west of the village on the north-west side of the road to the village of Maroeuil.
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