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Louis Lépine

In memory of:

Private Louis Lépine

September 16, 1916
Hérissart, France

Military Service


Service Number:

416136

Age:

39

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

October 27, 1876
Montréal (Sacré-Coeur), Quebec

Enlistment:

July 26, 1915
Montréal, Quebec

Baptized Joseph-Louis-Martin Lépine. Son of the late Sophie Forget-dit-Despatis and Louis Chevaudier-dit-Lépine (remarried in 1900 to Marie-Louise Labelle), of Montréal, Québec. Married since 1902 to Amanda Charbonneau, of Montréal, Québec. He had declared to be born in 1878 when he enlisted.

Seriously wounded at the battle of Courcelette, Louis was evacuated to the 2nd Field Ambulance at Hérissart and died there shortly after his admission."

Commemorated on Page 118 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

E. 20.

Location:

Millencourt is a village which lies approximately 2 kilometres west of Albert. MILLENCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION lies to the north of the village on the road to Henencourt.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Circumstances of death
  • Newspaper clipping– La Presse - October 5th 1916

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