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Private Zoël (Joël) Côté

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Military service

Service number: 120792
Age: 20
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division: 22nd Bn.
Birth: January 10, 1896 Montréal (St-Vincent-de-Paul), Québec
Enlistment: September 15, 1915 Montréal, Québec
Death: October 3, 1916 Courcelette, France

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Baptized Joseph-Joël Côté. Son of George Côté and Elmire Thibault, of Montréal, Québec. He stated being born on the 17th when he enlisted.

Enlisted in the 69th Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he arrived in Liverpool, England, on 27 April 1916. He landed in France on 28 June and was transferred to the 22nd Battalion on 12 July 1916. He was first reported missing in action between 30 September and 4 October 1916 during the Battle of Courcelette for the capture of Regina Trench. On 23 June 1917, he was officially recognised as presumed killed in action on 3 October.

Additional citations

British War Medal, Victory Medal

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 71 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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