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Enlisted in the 258th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he landed in England on 17 October 1917 and was immediately posted to the 10th Reserve Battalion. He became a signaller with the 6th Reserve Battalion and was transferred to the 22nd Battalion on 18 March 1918. He arrived in France on 19 June. Slightly wounded in the fingers of his right hand on 29th August 1918, he returned to service on 2nd October.
His unit was on continuous pursuit of the retreating enemy. Near Anzin, in the Valenciennes area, on 5 November 1918, Charles-Auguste was wounded to a thigh and was evacuated to the 6th Field Ambulance in Saint-Saulve. He died on 8 November, three days before the Armistice.
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Private Charles Auguste Cornellier
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Private Charles Auguste Cornellier
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Private Charles Auguste Cornellier
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In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 389 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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QUIEVRECHAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY Nord, France
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