Military service
Burial/memorial information
His last name is incorrectly spelled Boulé on some military documents and memorials.
He previously served with the 70th Regiment in Hull, Quebec. He enlisted on 24 December 1915, with the 57th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. In England, he transferred to the 22nd Battalion on 27 September 1916. He went to the front line the following 16 October and was killed in action on 21 August 1917 during the Battle of Lens, France, on Hill 70 near Cité Saint-Laurent for the capture of Catapult Trench.
British War Medal, Victory Medal
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Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Border to Boys. Mircoform Sequence 12; Volume Number 131829_B016721; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 156 Page 253 of 934 -
Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
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Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Memorial
Mourning Mother - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Private Joseph Raoul Boulet
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Raoul Boulet
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Raoul Boulet
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Raoul Boulet
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 205 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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