Military service
Burial/memorial information
He was killed in action on 4 June 1916 by shrapnel while in the trenches at Zillebeke-Mont-Sorrel in the Ypres Salient, Belgium, at Saint-Éloi. He was giving instructions to his junior officers to better protect the men. Four soldiers were killed and nine wounded along with him, all from C Company, 22nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was initially buried at La Brasserie, a cemetery south-south-west of Ypres.
1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Louis Antonio Beaubien
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Circumstances of Death
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bea to Belisle. Mircoform Sequence 7; Volume Number 31829_B016717. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 151. Page 263 of 724. -
Photo of Louis Antonio Beaubien
Photo taken in Amherst, Nova Scotia. -
Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc -
Photo of Louis Antonio Beaubien
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Newspaper clipping
From the Daily Colonist of June 8, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist58y154uvic#mode/1up -
Grave marker
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La Presse - 6 June 1916 -
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La Presse - 7 June 1916 -
Newspaper clipping
La Presse - 25 October 1916 -
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Le Soleil - 7 June 1916 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant Louis Antonio Beaubien
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Louis Antonio Beaubien
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Louis Antonio Beaubien
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Louis Antonio Beaubien
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Louis Antonio Beaubien
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Louis Antonio Beaubien
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Louis Antonio Beaubien
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Louis Antonio Beaubien
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Louis Antonio Beaubien
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 52 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium
RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY is located 9.5 Km south west of Ieper town centre, in the village of Reningelst, on a road leading from the N308 Poperingseweg.
From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then directly over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing.
On reaching the main crossroads in the village of Vlamertinge take the left hand turning onto the Bellestraat. After crossing the N38 Ieper Poperinge road, the village of Reningelst lies 6 Km beyond Vlamertinge. On reaching the village, turn right onto the Zevekotestraatand continue to the Reningelstplein where the churchyard is clearly visible. The Baljuwstraat leads from the Reningelstplein and the cemetery is 500 metres along this road on the left hand side.
Visitors to this site should note a short grassed access path to this site which is unsuitable for vehicles.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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