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Baptized Joseph-François-George Laurin and he signed Georges. Son of Gédéon Laurin (deceased in 1911) and Josephte (aka Joséphine), Richard (deceased in 1921), of Montréal, Québec.
Enlisted in the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he was assigned to Company C. He reported having served in the 65th Mount Royal Carabiniers Regiment for three years and in the 85th Regiment (later renamed the Maisonneuve Regiment) for ten years. He sailed for Great Britain on May 20, 1915, and arrived in Plymouth, England, on the 29th. He was frequently promoted but always demoted. On September 15, 1915, he crossed the English Channel and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, that same day. He was killed in action on February 5, 1916, during the fighting at Vierstraat, Belgium. He was buried that same day in the trenches northwest of Wytscgaete, near Vierstraat. After the war, his remains were exhumed and reburied at La Laiterie Cemetery, on the outskirts of Ypres.
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Source : La Presse, Montréal, 13 October 1915 -
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Private Georges Laurin
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Private Georges Laurin
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Private Georges Laurin
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Page 116 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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