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Baptized Joseph Eugène Langevin. Son of Philippe (aka Félix) Bergevin dit Langevin (died 1914) and Sophie (aka Phélonie) Langlois dit Lachapelle, of St-Pie, Bagot, Québec. Husband of Ernestine Philie (married in 1905) of St-Dominique and Montréal, Québec, Father of Lucille, Germain, Roland, Marie Bella and Marie Claire Langevin.
He enlisted in Company A of the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, claiming to be a widower, which was false. He sailed for Great Britain on May 20, 1915, and landed in Plymouth, England, on the 29th. On September 15, he crossed the English Channel from Folkestone and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, that same day. On April 15, 1916, he was fighting in the St-Éloi area of Belgium. On September 17, 1916, he was initially reported missing, then confirmed to have been killed in action at Brickfields during the Battle of Courcelette, Somme, France. His body was recovered and buried in Miraumont.
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Corporal Eugène Langevin
Digital gallery of
Corporal Eugène Langevin
Digital gallery of
Corporal Eugène Langevin
Digital gallery of
Corporal Eugène Langevin
Digital gallery of
Corporal Eugène Langevin
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Page 116 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY Somme, France
Miraumont is a village about 14.5 kilometres north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 kilometres south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.
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