Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Wilfrid Gagnon
In memory of:
Sergeant Wilfrid Gagnon
September 18, 1916
Military Service
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Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
22nd Bn.
Additional Information
June 22, 1892
Salem, Massachusetts
October 21, 1914
Montreal, Quebec
Son of Liguori Gagnon and Georgianna Perreault (deceased in 1896 in the USA). His father remarried to Marie-Jeanne Ménard in 1898 in Chicoutimi and they resided there. He stated being born in Chicoutimi when he enlisted.
Commemorated on Page 89 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France
I. A. 15.
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.
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Newspaper clipping – La Presse - March 24th 1916
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