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Baptized Joseph Paul Adrien Lambert. Son of Joseph Lambert (deceased in 1905) and Eugénie Beauchamp (deceased in 1917), of Lachine, Québec. Died without a will and following the death of his mother, his brother Joseph-Armand, of Montréal, was decreed his recognized next of kin.
Enlisted in Company B of the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on May 20, 1915, and landed in Plymouth, England, on the 29th. On July 8, 1915, he was assigned to the battalion’s machine-gun section. On September 15, he crossed the English Channel and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.
Adrien Lambert was a member of the battalion's machine gun section and was reported missing during the famous Battle of the St. Eloi Craters in which machine gunners from all units of the 5th Brigade suffered heavy casualties in an attempt to block a German advance and capture the craters. His body was never found.
Medaille Militaire (France) and Distinguished Conduct Medal (London Gazette No. 29503 dated March 11, 1916) "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion when with another man, he carried in a severely wounded comrade under heavy fire. Having no stretcher they carried him on their shoulders, and in doing so had to cross barbed wire and several trenches. Their bravery and physical energy was most marked."
French Military Medal (MMF)
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Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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La Presse - 14-01-1916
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Private Paul Adrien Lambert
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Adrien Lambert
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Adrien Lambert
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Adrien Lambert
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Adrien Lambert
Digital gallery of
Private Paul Adrien Lambert
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 115 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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