Profile image
Military service
Service number:
222739
Age:
28
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)
Division:
85th Bn.
Birth:
August 24, 1888
Chéticamp, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
October 5, 1916
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Death:
April 9, 1917
Vimy, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
6.B. 13.
Additional information
Son of Simon Arsenault and Victoria Arsenault (nee Le Blanc) of New Aberdeen, Nova Scotia.
Digital gallery of Private John Arsenault
-
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Canadian Cemetery No. 2
Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Photo of John Arsenault
John Arsenault: honoured by the people of Givenchy-en-Gohelle, Fr. 100 years after his death on Vimy Ridge. A group from that town has followed his footsteps from his birthplace in Cheticamp, NS, through the UK, where the 85th Battalion trained, then on to Boulogne where he landed in France then on to his final resting place on Vimy Ridge. -
Essay
Digital gallery of
Private John Arsenault
Digital gallery of
Private John Arsenault
Digital gallery of
Private John Arsenault
Digital gallery of
Private John Arsenault
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 193 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 Pas de Calais, France
The CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 is about 2.5 kilometres north of the village of Neuville-St. Vaast. The village is about 6 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Bethune. The cemetery is on a spur road turning left from the road to Givenchy-en-Gohelle, about 1 kilometre south of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.