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Enlisted in the 57th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he embarked with that unit for Great Britain, arriving in Liverpool on 8 June 1916. Assigned to the 69th Reserve Battalion, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion on 27 August. Disembarking in France on the 28th, he took part in the Battle of Courcelette. From 6 April 1917 to 8 May 1917, he was illegally absent from duty and considered a deserter. Arrested on the 8th, he was court-martialed on 6 June 1917 and sentenced to death. He was shot on 3 July 1917 at Souchez, Pas-de-Calais.
His military file is very incomplete. It was cleaned before being digitised and put online.
On 11 December 2001, the Government of Canada apologised to the 23 families who lost a relative executed for desertion in the First World War.
The British government has erected a monument near Alrewas, Lichfield, the Shot at Dawn Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum to honour the memory of executed soldiers, including Canadians. There are 307 wooden posts adorning the statue, each bearing the name of an executed soldier
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In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 603 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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AIX-NOULETTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Pas de Calais, France
Aix-Noulette is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, about 13 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. From Arras take the D937 towards Bethune. At Aix-Noulette, turn right at the church. The AIX-NOULETTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION are a few hundred metres on the left side of the road to Bully-Grenay.
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