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Victor Brisebois

In memory of:

Private Victor Brisebois

August 28, 1918
Chérisy, France

Military Service

Service Number:

749314

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Citation(s):

British War Medal, Victory Medal

Additional Information

Born:

August 16, 1898
Baie-des-Sables, Bas-St-Laurent, Quebec

Enlistment:

August 11, 1916
Camp Valcartier, Quebec

Son of Eutrope Brisebois and Élizabeth Beaulieu of Baie-des-Sables, Bas-St-Laurent, Québec.

First enrolled on 18 March 1916 in Mont-Joli, Québec, in the 189th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, regimental number 889661, he was declared a deserter on 11 August 1916 and discharged from the army. At Camp Valcartier, he enlisted for the second time on the 12th with the 117th Battalion, regimental number 749314. In England on 31 October 1916, he was posted to the 150th Battalion. Transferred to the 22nd Battalion on 27 February 1918, he landed in France on the 28th. On 14 March 1918, he went to the front line. Initially reported missing on 28 August 1918, he was later declared killed in action on that date during the Battle of Chérisy.

Commemorated on Page 374 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

QUEBEC CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

C. 7.

Location:

Take the D38 from Cherisy to Hendecourt. Approximately 2 kilometres from Cherisy turn left just before Sun Quarry Cemetery onto a dirt track. Continue for 1 kilometre before turning left to arrive at Quebec Cemetery.

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: Brabant to Britton. Mircoform Sequence 13; Volume Number 131829_B016722; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 157 Page 825 of 906

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    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Brabant to Britton. Mircoform Sequence 13; Volume Number 131829_B016722; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 157 Page 825 of 906
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