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Son of Narcisse Lamadeleine and Louise Dionet-dit-Brasseur, of Ottawa, Ontario. He had declared to be born on the 12th at the time of his enrolment.
Enlisted in Company D of the 41st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on October 16, 1915, and landed in Plymouth, England, on the 28th. On February 29, 1916, he was assigned to the 23rd Reserve Battalion and, on April 15 of that year, to the 22nd Battalion. On the 16th, he crossed the English Channel and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, that same day. On the 16th, he joined his new unit, and on May 6, he went to the front lines. He took part in the Battle of the Zillebeke Craters, not far from Ypres, Belgium, and then in the Battle of the Somme. He was reported missing and later presumed killed in action during the Battle of Courcelette, Somme, on October 3, 1916. His body was never found.
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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)
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Private Arthur Lamadeleine
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Private Arthur Lamadeleine
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Page 115 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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