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Émile Bélair

In memory of:

Private Émile Bélair

December 22, 1916
Saint-Éloi, Ypres, Belgium

Military Service

Service Number:

61358

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Citation(s):

Mention in despatch (London Gazette n° 29890 4 January 1917)

Additional Information

Born:

September 22, 1892
Montréal (Mile-End), Quebec

Enlistment:

January 7, 1915
St-Jean, Quebec

Baptized Joseph-Ferdinand-George-Émile Plessis-dit-Bélair. Son of Ferdinand Plessis-dit-Bélair (deceased in 1909) and Alphonsine Bachand, of Montréal, Québec. He was stretcher-bearer when he died and was attached to the 1st tunnelling company.

Commemorated on Page 52 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

II. D. 25.

Location:

LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 8 Km west of Ieper town centre on the N304 Klijtseweg, a road leading from the N375 Dikkebuseweg, connecting Ieper to Dikkebus, Klijte and on to Loker. From Ieper town centre the Dikkebusseweg (N375) is located via Elverdingsestraat, straight over a roundabout onto J.Capronstraat (for 30 metres), then left along M.Fochlaan. Immediately after the train station, the first right hand turning is the Dikkebusseweg. 7 Km along the Dikkebuseweg lies the village of Klijte and the right hand turning at the roundabout just before the village leads onto the N304 Klijtseweg. LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY lies 100 metres after this right hand turning on the left hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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