Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Omer Cantin
In memory of:
Private Omer Cantin
August 24, 1916
Mametz, France
Military Service
417277
19
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
22nd Bn.
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Additional Information
March 23, 1897
Bassin de la Chaudière à Charny, Quebec
October 12, 1915
Québec, Quebec
Baptized Joseph-Ferdinand-Alphonse-Omer Cantin. Son of Abraham Cantin and Belzémire Demers (deceased in 1904). His father remarried to Marie Couture in 1906 and resided in Chaudiere Curve (Charny). Omer stated being born in 1896 when he enlisted.
He had previously served for a month with the 6th Regiment and enlisted with the 41st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He arrived in England on 28 November 1915 and in France on 7 June 1916, joining his unit fighting at Zillebeke-Mont Sorrel (now Ypres) in Belgium. On 10 July 1916, he rejoined his unit in the front line and fought at Saint-Éloi, Somme. At 8 a.m. on the 24th, in the Ypres salient in Belgium, shells rained down on the Canadian lines. Omer suffered multiple shrapnel wounds at Mametz, Pas-de-Calais, and died of his wounds at 6 p.m. at the 10th Canadian Casualty Clearing Station at Mamtez, Pas-de-Calais, France.
Commemorated on Page 64 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium
IX. C. 19.
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery is located about 12 kilometres west of Ieper town centre, on the Boescheepseweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge. From Ieper town centre, the Poperingseweg (N308) is reached via Elverdingsestraat, then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching Poperinge, the N308 joins the left hand turning onto the R33, Poperinge ring road. The R33 ring continues to the left hand junction with the N38 Frans-Vlaanderenweg. 800 metres along the N38 lies the left hand turning onto Lenestraat. The next immediate right hand turning leads onto Boescheepseweg. The cemetery itself is located 2 kilometres along Boescheepseweg on the right hand side of the road. From Calais, take the motorway A16 signposted Dunkerque/Lille. At Dunkerque take the motorway signposted Lille/Ypres, the A25. Leave the motorway at Junction 13, the village of Steenvoorde. Follow the D948/N38 signposted Ieper/Poperinge. After approximately 8-10 kilometres Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery will be signposted off to the right.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Canavan to Caswell. Microform Sequence 18; Volume Number 31829_B016727. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 162. Page 77 of 1004. -
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Photo of Omer Cantin – Omer Cantin (1897-1916) -
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Parents of Omer Cantin – Abraham Cantin and Belzemire Demer, taken in the 1900 at St-Romuald, Quebec. Parents of Omer Cantin.
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