Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Arthur Belval
In memory of:
Private Arthur Belval
July 16, 1918
Montréal, Quebec
Military Service
61334
38
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
2nd Depot Battalion 2nd Quebec Regiment
Additional Information
May 30, 1880
North Adams, Massachusetts
February 25, 1918
Montréal, Quebec
Son of late Joseph Belval and late Valérie Gauthier, of North Adams, Massachusetts. Husband of Émélia Laframboise, of Montréal, Québec. He previously served with the 22nd Battalion in 1914-1915 (service number 61424) and he deserted before the unit’s departure for Amherst, Nova Scotia. He was conscripted with the 2nd Depot Battalion 2nd Quebec Regiment. He was hospitalized the day after he was conscripted. He was released on 27 May 1918 due to pulmonary tuberculosis, he died seven weeks later.
Commemorated on Page 367 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada
G. 4703/18.
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.
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