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Baptized Joseph Alexandre Larocque, he was the son of Domithilde "Mathilde" Sabourin (who died in 1906) and Léon Larocque of Longueuil. His father remarried Sophronie Pigeon in 1908 and died in 1914. When he enlisted, Larocque stated that he had been born in 1893 and named his brother, Auguste Larocque, also of Longueuil, as his next of kin.
Enlisting in the 57th Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he reported previous service with the 85th Regiment (which became the Maisonneuve Regiment in 1920). He was assigned to the 23rd Reserve Battalion and sailed for Great Britain on July 21, 1915, arriving on July 31. On December 31, he crossed the English Channel and landed in France on January 1, 1916. Upon arrival, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion, which he joined on January 11 while the unit was engaged in combat in the Dickebusch-Kemmel sector near Ypres, Belgium.
Severely wounded in the head while serving in the trenches at Saint-Éloi, near Ypres, he died of his wounds the same day at an advanced post of No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station.
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La Presse - 29 May 1916 -
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La Presse - 2 June 1916
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Private Alexandre Larocque
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Private Alexandre Larocque
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Private Alexandre Larocque
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Private Alexandre Larocque
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Private Alexandre Larocque
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Page 116 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery is located about 12 kilometres west of Ieper town centre, on the Boescheepseweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge.
From Ieper town centre, the Poperingseweg (N308) is reached via Elverdingsestraat, then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching Poperinge, the N308 joins the left hand turning onto the R33, Poperinge ring road. The R33 ring continues to the left hand junction with the N38 Frans-Vlaanderenweg. 800 metres along the N38 lies the left hand turning onto Lenestraat. The next immediate right hand turning leads onto Boescheepseweg. The cemetery itself is located 2 kilometres along Boescheepseweg on the right hand side of the road.
From Calais, take the motorway A16 signposted Dunkerque/Lille. At Dunkerque take the motorway signposted Lille/Ypres, the A25. Leave the motorway at Junction 13, the village of Steenvoorde. Follow the D948/N38 signposted Ieper/Poperinge. After approximately 8-10 kilometres Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery will be signposted off to the right.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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