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Ovide Duchâtelet

In memory of:

Private Ovide Duchâtelet

March 1, 1917
Fosse 10, Sains-en-Gohelle, France

Military Service

Service Number:

121179

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

August 15, 1892
Montréal (Sacré-Coeur), Quebec

Enlistment:

October 13, 1915
Montréal, Quebec

Baptized Joseph-Ovide-Wilfrid Duchâtelet. Son of Ovide Duchâtelet and Flore Légaré, of Montréal, Québec.

He was a deserter since 11 January 1917 and was located at Fosse 10 on 1 March by two military police officers. He resisted arrest and was shot when he tried to escape. His death was deemed accidental.

Commemorated on Page 231 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

FOSSE No. 10 COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. B. 29.

Location:

Sains-en-Gohelle is a mining village 20 kilometres north of Arras on the road to Bethune. Fosse No.10 is a pithead and group of miners' houses south of the village.

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: Duane to Dzhobiewski. Microform Sequence 30; Volume Number 31829_B016739. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 174. Page 69 of 1062.

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    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Duane to Dzhobiewski. Microform Sequence 30; Volume Number 31829_B016739. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 174. Page 69 of 1062.
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  • Newspaper clipping– La Presse - March 15, 1917

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    Newspaper clipping – La Presse - March 15, 1917

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