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Son of Onézime Fradette and Olympe Laverdière, of Inverness, Mégantic, Québec.
He enlisted on November 15, 1915, in the 69th Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He sailed for Great Britain on April 17, 1916, and arrived in Liverpool, England, on the 27th.
His original enlistment document most probably has been lost, so he was re-enrolled while overseas.
He was assigned to the 10th Reserve Battalion on January 4, 1917, before being transferred to the 22nd Battalion on the 20th. He crossed into France on the 21st and landed at Le Havre, Normandy, that same day. He was seriously wounded in action on November 9, 1917, during the Battle of Passchendaele, Belgium, near Abraham Heights. He was first taken to the 1st Casualty Clearing Station, then on the same day to the 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, where he died on November 9, 1917.
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Page 239 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium
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.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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