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Baptized Joseph-Henri-René Houle. Son of Joseph Houle and Victorine Pépin, of Montréal, Québec.
He stated being born in Montréal in 1898 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on May 20, 1915, and landed in Plymouth, England, on the 29th. On September 15 of that year, he crossed the English Channel and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, that same day. He was killed in action on February 4, 1916, in the craters at Saint-Éloi, Belgium.
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La Presse - Febuary 26th 1916 -
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La Presse - Febuary 28th 1916 -
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La Presse - 10 August 1915
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Private Henri Houle
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Private Henri Houle
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Private Henri Houle
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Private Henri Houle
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 105 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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