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Baptized Joseph-Hormisdas-Gaston Gendron. Son of Hormisdas Gendron and Joséphine Chabot, of Montréal, Québec. The first name “Gaston” is listed in the 1891, 1901, 1911 censuses, and, for an unknown reason, he enlisted as “Georges”.
Enlisted in the 57th Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on June 2, 1916, and landed in Liverpool, England, on the 8th. Upon his arrival, he was assigned to the 69th Reserve Battalion in Otterpool. On September 21, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion, and on the 22nd, he set foot in France. He was temporarily seconded to the 2nd Canadian Entrenchment Battalion from October 6 until a date not specified in the file. He was killed in action on April 9, 1917, during the assault on Vimy Ridge, Pas-de-Calais, in the Souchez and Scarpe River sector. His body was never recovered.
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Inscription
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) -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private Georges Gendron
Digital gallery of
Private Georges Gendron
Digital gallery of
Private Georges Gendron
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 242 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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