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Baptized Joseph Charles Henri Lavoie. Son of Jean Lavoie and Delvina Roy-dit-Desjardins, of Trois-Pistoles, Québec; and later, Hartford, Connecticut. He had declared to be born on the 2nd at the time of his enrollment.
Enlisted in the 189th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on September 23, 1916, and landed in Liverpool, England, on October 6. Upon his arrival, he was assigned to the 69th Battalion at Dibgate Camp in Shorncliffe. On January 4, 1917, he was assigned to the 10th Reserve Battalion and, on April 17, transferred to the 22nd Battalion. He crossed the English Channel on the 18th and arrived in Le Havre, Normandy, France, that same day. He went to the front lines on April 30 to take part in the Battle of Vimy Ridge. He was killed in action on August 16, 1916, during the Battle of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, near Cité Saint-Laurent, on Hill 70, while attempting to capture the Catapult Trench. His body was never recovered.
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Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). 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) -
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Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Vimy Memorial
August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Mourning Mother
Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private Charles Henri Lavoie
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Private Charles Henri Lavoie
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Private Charles Henri Lavoie
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Private Charles Henri Lavoie
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Private Charles Henri Lavoie
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 272 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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