Military service
Burial/memorial information
Enlisted in the 57th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he arrived in Liverpool, England, on June 8, 1916, and was immediately assigned to the 69th Reserve Battalion. He was transferred to the 22nd Battalion on August 27, 1916, and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, on the 28th. From September 16 to 20, he was loaned to the 2nd Canadian Entrenchment Battalion. During the Battle of Courcelette, while attempting to capture the Regina trench, he was reported missing on October 4, 1916. His death was confirmed on September 29, 1917. His body was never found.
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Private Stanislas Desrosiers
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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) -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archive s Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 1015 of 1036. -
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Stanislas Desrosiers (right). Photo Credit: George Leblanc
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Private Stanislas Desrosiers
Digital gallery of
Private Stanislas Desrosiers
Digital gallery of
Private Stanislas Desrosiers
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 77 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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