Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Aimé Lacroix
In memory of:
Private Aimé Lacroix
December 31, 1916
Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom
Military Service
416153
25
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
22nd Bn.
Additional Information
May 26, 1891
La Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec
October 4, 1915
La Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec
Son of Édouard Lacroix and Delphine Boisvert, both of La Tuque and deceased in 1910. He named his brother Donat, the eldest of the family, as his closest relative.
Wounded very seriously in the head at Courcelette on September 18th, 1916, he was immediately evacuated to England to the Horton (County of London) War Hospital. He never recovered from his wounds and died there after three months.
Aimé Lacroix was from the Atikamekw Nation and on November 11th, 2012, Remembrance Day, he was the first Aboriginal veteran to receive the Quebec National Assembly Medal (Source: Veterans Affairs Canada).
Commemorated on Page 115 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
EPSOM CEMETERY
Surrey, United Kingdom
K. 709.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Memorial – Memorial plaque at Epsom Cemetery in England.
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