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Baptized Joseph Gilbert Gauthier. Son of David Gauthier (deceased in 1913) and Marcelline Leblanc (deceased in 1912), of Montréal, Québec. He stated being born on the 22nd when he enlisted.
He had previously served for two years with the 85th Maisonneuve Regiment. 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 from Folkestone and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, the same day with Company B. He was killed in action on April 16, 1916, in the trenches of St-Éloi, Ypres, Belgium.
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 90 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY Belgium
ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY is located 5 Km south west of Ieper town centre, on the Kemmelseweg, a road connecting Ieper to Kemmel (N331).
From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort), and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 m after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing).
The ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY lies 4 Km along the Kemmelseweg on the right hand side of the road.
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