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Baptized Joseph Odina Grenier. Son of David Grenier and Malvina Thomassin, of Québec, Québec.
He stated being born on September 17, 1894 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in Company C of the 59th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on April 1, 1916, arriving in Plymouth, England, on the 11th. On June 6, he was transferred to the 20th Battalion, crossed over to France on the 8th, and joined his unit in combat on the 10th. On August 19, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion, which he joined on the 20th. He was reported missing in action on August 15, 1917, during trench fighting near Cité St-Laurent, on Hill 70, for the Catapult Trench. His death was confirmed on October 11, 1917. His body was never found.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 247 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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