Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Amédée Desilet

In memory of:

Private Amédée Desilet

September 15, 1916
Courcelette, France

Military Service

Service Number:

416867

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 3, 1882
Nicolet, Quebec

Enlistment:

March 6, 1915
Montréal, Quebec

Son of Napoléon Desilets (deceased in 1911) and Marie-Émilie-Dilara Manseau, of Montréal, Québec.

He stated being born on the 14th when he enlisted.

Commemorated on Page 77 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. A. 24.

Location:

Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Courcelette British Cemetery is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track, suitable for cars, from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres. The route is signposted in the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 949 of 1036. Buried South of Courcelette, 5 ¼ miles North East of Albert. After the Armistice his body was exhumed and re-buried in COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY.

    Details

    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 949 of 1036. Buried South of Courcelette, 5 ¼ miles North East of Albert. After the Armistice his body was exhumed and re-buried in COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY.
  • Courcelette British Cemetery

    Details

    Courcelette British Cemetery
    Courcelette British Cemetery
  • Grave marker– Grave marker

    Details

    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Grave marker

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: