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When he arrived in France, Ernest first served 13 months with 22nd Battalion and, on 13 May 1918, he was transferred to an elite formation, the Machine Gun Corps. On 2 October, he was severely wounded from shrapnel below the heart and he was evacuated to No. 2 Casualty clearing station in Anvin, North-West of Arras. He died two days later.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal Ernest Couillard
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Ernest Couillard
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Ernest Couillard
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 390 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY is situated on the D919 heading south from Arras to Ayette. The Cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 9 kilometres from Arras, just before a crossroads with the D36 between Ficheux and Boisleux-au-Mont.
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