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Baptized Joseph Adélard Gour. Son of Henri Gour and Diane Landry, of Montréal, Québec.
Widow of Clara Lepitre (who died in 1915).
He stated being born in Montréal on November 16, 1888 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in the 63rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he was transferred to the 233rd Battalion on April 22, 1916, and to the 178th Battalion on March 1, 1917. He departed for Great Britain on the 3rd and landed on the 15th. Upon his arrival, he was assigned to the 10th Reserve Battalion. On May 17, 1917, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion. On the 18th, he landed in France and went to the front lines on June 6. On April 9, 1918, during the Battle of Neuville-Vitasse in the Nord department, he was gassed. On the 13th, he was evacuated to England. On July 12, he contracted pulmonary tuberculosis and had to be repatriated. He arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on October 1, 1918. He remained hospitalized until his death in Montreal on February 16, 1922.
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Page 561 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY Quebec, Canada
Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road.
During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.
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