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Baptized Joseph Napoléon Lapointe. Son of Joseph Godard-dit-Lapointe (deceased in 1899) and Philomène Papineau (remarried in 1906 to Michel Audet-dit-Lapointe), of Montréal (St-Henri), Québec.
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 and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, that same day with the first contingent of the 22nd Battalion. From November 4, 1915, to May 13, 1916, he was hospitalized. While on duty in the trenches near St-Éloi, Ypres, Belgium, on May 18, 1916, he was struck in the back by shrapnel from an enemy mortar shell that exploded near him. He was killed instantly.
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From the Montreal Star 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Montreal Star 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Private Napoléon Lapointe
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Private Napoléon Lapointe
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Private Napoléon Lapointe
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Page 116 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.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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