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Arthur Léon Miville-Dechene

In memory of:

Captain Arthur Léon Miville-Dechene

October 1, 1916
Tranchée Régina, Courcelette, France

Military Service

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 15, 1884
Roberval, Lac St-Jean, Quebec

Enlistment:

January 1, 1915
Edmonton, Alberta

Son of Léon Miville-Dechene and Marie Pelletier, of Edmonton, Alberta.

He is commemorated as Dechene, Arthur Miville in the First World War Book of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 76 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

III. C. I.

Location:

Courcelette is a village about 8 kilometres north-east of Albert (next to the main road D929 Albert-Bapaume). The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY lies about 1.5 kilometres north-west of the village. The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY (signposted in the centre of Courcelette) is 1.5 kilometres down a single track lane (suitable for cars).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • 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 335 of 1036.

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    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 335 of 1036.
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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Edmonton Morning Bulletin October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Morning Bulletin October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Edmonton Morning Bulletin October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Morning Bulletin October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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