Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Omer Poirier
In memory of:
Private Omer Poirier
March 2, 1916
Bailleul, France
Military Service
61394
23
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
22nd Bn.
Additional Information
March 14, 1892
Montréal (St-Henri), Quebec
October 29, 1914
Montréal, Quebec
Son of Régis and Exilda Poirier (née Cyr).
Commemorated on Page 149 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord, France
II. C. 249.
Bailleul is a large town in France, near the Belgian border, 14.5 kilometres south-west of Ieper and on the main road from St. Omer to Lille. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of the town. From the Grand Place, take the Ieper road and 400 metres along this road is a sign indicating the direction of the cemetery. Turn down the right into a small road and follow for approximately 400 metres. The cemetery is on the right and the BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is at the bottom end.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Wartime diary – Extract from the War Diary of the 22nd Battalion. -
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Newspaper clipping – La Presse 29 August 1916
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