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Son of François Dupuis (deceased in 1892) and Émilia Ayotte, of Trois-Rivières, Mauricie, Québec. He stated being born on 17 December when he enlisted.
Enlisted in the 41st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he crossed to Great Britain on June 17, 1915, and landed in Plymouth, England, on the 28th. During the crossing, on the 27th, he was incorporated into the 23rd Battalion. Very undisciplined. He was assigned to the 14th Battalion on April 15, 1916, and sent to France, arriving in Le Havre, Normandy, on the 16th. He went to the front on May 8. On June 3, he was slightly wounded by shrapnel and evacuated to England. On August 1, he was temporarily assigned to the 69th Reserve Battalion. On September 27, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion and returned to France on the 28th. He went to the front line on October 16, 1916.
Severely wounded when he was on the front lines in Angres, he died the same day at 5 Field Ambulance, located at Fosse 10.
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Private François Dupuis
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Private François Dupuis
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Page 81 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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FOSSE No. 10 COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Pas de Calais, France
Sains-en-Gohelle is a mining village 20 kilometres north of Arras on the road to Bethune. Fosse No.10 is a pithead and group of miners' houses south of the village.
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