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Charles Consigny

In memory of:

Private Charles Consigny

October 19, 1941

Military Service


Service Number:

D/107010

Age:

48

Force:

Army

Unit:

Veterans Guard of Canada

Additional Information


Husband of Exilda Consigny, of Montreal.

Commemorated on Page 27 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. M Lot 3410. Grave 4805.

Location:

Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road. During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Charles Consigny– Charles Consigny joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in August 1914 at Valcartier, near Quebec City. He fought with the 1st Canadian Heavy Artillery until he was demobilized in May 1919.
  • Wedding photo– The marriage of Charles Consigny and Ézilda Côté, Montréal, July 28, 1919.
  • Photo of Charles Consigny– Charles Consigny enlists again June 23, 1940. He is assigned to the Veterans Guard of Canada, in Kingston.
  • Charles and his son– Charles Consigny and his son, Arsène, in 1941.
  • Family picture– The Consigny family at a picnic, around 1936.  Charles, his wife Ézilda, son Arsène, and his two daughters, Jacqueline (the youngest), and Fabiola.

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