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Baptized Auguste-Raymond Cormier. Son of Antoine Cormier and Domithilde Leblanc, of Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick.
Enlisted in the 57th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he arrived in Plymouth, England on 8 June 1916 and was immediately posted to the 69th Reserve Battalion. Sent to signal school, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion on graduation on 13 October 1916. On 24 September 1917, he was wounded in action during a heavy German bombardment on Regina Trench. On 23 December 1917, he was posted to the 10th Reserve Battalion until 6 May 1918, when he was transferred to the 17th Reserve Battalion. On 5 June he returned to the 22nd Battalion as a signaller. He returned to the front line on 18 July. He was killed in action on 28 August 1918 during the Battle of Chérisy, Pas-de-Calais.
British War Medal, Victory Medal
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CORBI TO COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 127 of 900.
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Raymond Cormier's name appears on the Dorchester War Memorial, Dorchester NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CORBI TO COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 127 of 900.
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Raymond Cormier's name appears on the Dorchester War Memorial, Dorchester NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)
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Page 389 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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Take the D38 from Cherisy to Hendecourt. Approximately 2 kilometres from Cherisy turn left just before Sun Quarry Cemetery onto a dirt track. Continue for 1 kilometre before turning left to arrive at Quebec Cemetery.
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