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Baptized Joseph Napoléon Grandmaison. Son of Jean « Johnny » Grandmaison and Marie Pellerin (deceased in 1912), of Trois-Rivères, Québec.
His father remarried to Anna Lord in 1914. He stated being born in 1893 when he enlisted.
He had previously served for two years with the 65th Regiment of Trois-Rivières. Enlisted in the 57th Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on June 2, 1916, and landed in Liverpool, England, on the 8th. Upon his arrival, he was assigned to the 69th Reserve Battalion in Otterpool. On September 27, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion and crossed over to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, on the 28th, where he landed that same day. On October 16, he joined his new unit on the front lines at Bully-Grenay, Pas-de-Calais. He was wounded in action on July 21, 1917, at Bracquemont, Noeux-les-Mines, and remained on duty. On November 9, he was wounded in action again during the Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium. He was transported to the 44th Casualty Clearing Station at Nine Elms, Poperinge, where he died on the 17th.
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Page 246 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY (Belgium) Belgium
NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY is located 11.5 Km west of Ieper town centre on the Helleketelweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge. From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing.
On reaching the ring road of Poperinge, the R33 Europalaan, the left hand clockwise route circles the town of Poperinge and rejoins the N308 towards Oost Cappel. 2.5 Km around the R33 lies the left hand turning onto Helleketelweg.
The cemetery itself is located 700 metres along the Helleketelweg on the left hand side of the road.
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