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Private Magloire Labelle

Military service

Service number: 449147
Age: 21
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division: 22nd Bn.
Birth: November 24, 1894 Gracefield, Gatineau, Québec
Enlistment: February 28, 1916 Hull, Gatineau, Québec
Death: October 4, 1916 Courcelette, Somme, France

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: III. C. 12.
Additional information

Son of André Labelle and Marie Charbonneau, of Maniwaki and Hull, Gatineau, Québec.

Enlisted in the 57th Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on June 2, 1916, arriving in Liverpool, England, on the 8th. Upon his arrival, he was assigned to the 69th Reserve Battalion. On August 27, 1916, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion and crossed over to France with the 69th Battalion to join his new unit on August 28, which was fighting at Courcelette, on the Somme. From September 18 to 20, 1916, he was seconded to the 2nd Canadian Entrenchment Battalion. Upon his return to the 22nd Battalion, he was initially reported missing in action and was later confirmed to have been killed in action on October 4, 1916, at Courcelette during the capture of the Regina Trench.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 115 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY Somme, France

Courcelette is a village about 8 kilometres north-east of Albert (next to the main road D929 Albert-Bapaume). The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY lies about 1.5 kilometres north-west of the village.

The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY (signposted in the centre of Courcelette) is 1.5 kilometres down a single track lane (suitable for cars).

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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