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Son of Albert Dumont and Marie Hebbelinck, of Bruxelles, Belgium. Married in 1912 to Julienne-Marie-Jeanne Dejardin, of Norwood, Manitoba, and later moved to La Panne, Belgium.
When he married in Manitoba, he stated his first names were Albert-Marie-Léopold but, after enlistment, his first names were modified alternatively to Albert-Marie, Albert-Marie-Léopold, Albert-Marie-Louis and finally, Albert-Louis.
Enlisted in the 233rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he was assigned to the 178th Battalion on March 1, 1917. On August 3, he left Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Great Britain, where he arrived on the 15th and was immediately assigned to the 10th Reserve Battalion. On August 26, 1917, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion and left for France on the 27th. He was killed in action on November 9, 1917, during the Battle of Passchendaele, Belgium, near Abraham Heights. His name is engraved on the Menin Gate Memorial located at the exit of Ypres, Belgium.
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Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Duane to Dzhobiewski. Microform Sequence 30; Volume Number 31829_B016739. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 174. Page 333 of 1062. -
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Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private Albert Louis Dumont
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Private Albert Louis Dumont
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Page 231 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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