Military service
Burial/memorial information
He first named his sister Èva, of Montréal, as next of kin and changed that later with his father’s name.
He was initially recorded as “missing, presumed to have died” and his name is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. His remains were recovered in 1954 and was then buried.
1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Private Wilfrid Chouinard
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Grave Marker
Grave marker photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England. -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CHILD TO CLAYTON. Microform Sequence 20; Volume Number 31829_B016729. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 164. Page 157 of 1068. -
Inscription
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … Private Wilfred Chouinard is also commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave marker
Grave marker -
Newspaper clipping
La Presse - 7 September 1916 -
Memorial
Battle of the Somme
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Private Wilfrid Chouinard
Digital gallery of
Private Wilfrid Chouinard
Digital gallery of
Private Wilfrid Chouinard
Digital gallery of
Private Wilfrid Chouinard
Digital gallery of
Private Wilfrid Chouinard
Digital gallery of
Private Wilfrid Chouinard
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 66 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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