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Émilien Grignon

In memory of:

Private Émilien Grignon

July 23, 1917
Cité St-Pierre, Lens, France

Military Service


Service Number:

121454

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

December 9, 1898
St-Lambert, Chambly, Quebec

Enlistment:

November 29, 1915
Montréal, Quebec

Baptized Joseph-Eugène-Émilien Grignon. Son of Joseph Grignon and Anna-Èva Gibeau, of St-Lambert, Chambly, Québec. He stated being born in 1896 when he enlisted.

Commemorated on Page 248 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

I. G. 20.

Location:

Aix-Noulette is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, about 13 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. From Arras take the D937 towards Bethune. At Aix-Noulette, turn right at the church. The AIX-NOULETTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION are a few hundred metres on the left side of the road to Bully-Grenay.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of death registers
  • Newspaper clipping– La Presse - August 15, 1917
  • Grave marker
  • Program– Original program distributed at the unveiling of the St. Lambert, Quebec WWI War Memorial on July 9th, 1922.

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