Military service
Burial/memorial information
Édouard initially enrolled with the 12th Battalion and travelled to England with this Battalion. In February 1915 he joined the 14th Battalion in France and in September 1916, after a face injury, he was evacuated in England, where he spent more than ten months. In June 1917, he went back to France, joining the 22nd Battalion.
He died in the 5th Canadian Field Ambulance on 24 September 1917 of wounds (skull fracture) sustained in action at Méricourt during the Battle of Lens, France, on Hill 70, and was buried on the 29th.
1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Private Édouard Clément
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Circumstances of death
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 69 of 1384. -
Grave marker
The grave marker at the Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer/J. Stephens 2010) -
Thelus Military Cemetery
The Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Circumstances of death
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Grave marker
Grave marker
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Private Édouard Clément
Digital gallery of
Private Édouard Clément
Digital gallery of
Private Édouard Clément
Digital gallery of
Private Édouard Clément
Digital gallery of
Private Édouard Clément
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 217 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
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