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Baptized Joseph-Euclide-Émile Arpin. Son of Paul Arpin (deceased in 1902) and Marguerite Deniger, of Montréal, Québec. His father signed “Arpin” and Euclide signed “Harpin” when he enlisted.
He enlisted in the 41st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was assigned service number 417583, which was later changed to 417183. However, service number 417583 appears on several documents too. On August 31, 1915, he was assigned to the 57th Reserve Battalion. On October 18, he embarked for Great Britain and disembarked on the 28th in Plymouth, England. On March 15, 1916, he transferred to the 23rd Reserve Battalion and crossed to France on April 15, arriving that same day and being transferred to the 22nd Battalion. On the 16th, he joined his new unit and went to the front lines on May 6 at Bully-Grenay, Pas-de-Calais.
Severely wounded from shrapnel (arm and chest) during the assault on Regina Trench at Courcelette, on 1 October 1916, he was evacuated to No. 9 Casualty clearing station in Contay and he died of his wounds five days later.
Digital gallery of Private Euclide Harpin
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Digital gallery of
Private Euclide Harpin
Digital gallery of
Private Euclide Harpin
Digital gallery of
Private Euclide Harpin
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Page 99 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Contay is a village in the Department of the Somme on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvillers. There are no access problems. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and square of the village and next to the D23, Franvillers - Corbie, sign. The distance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.
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