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Burial/memorial information
Baptized Osias Jodoin. Son of Aldéric Jodoin (deceased in 1919) and Exilda « Azilda » Thibault, of Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Terrebonne, Québec.
Enlisted in 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 September 15, he departed from Folkestone and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, with the first contingent of that unit. He was initially reported as wounded in action between September 30 and October 4, 1916, and was later confirmed killed in action on October 4 during the Battle of Courcelette, Somme, in the capture of the Regina Trench. His body was never recovered.
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Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. 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) -
War Memorial
Photo Credit: Ville de Sainte-Thérèse -
Cenotaph
Complete view of the monument from Place du Souvenir -
Newspaper clipping
La Presse - 12 November 1915
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Private Osias Jodoin
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Private Osias Jodoin
Digital gallery of
Private Osias Jodoin
Digital gallery of
Private Osias Jodoin
Digital gallery of
Private Osias Jodoin
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 109 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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