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Roméo Major

In memory of:

Private Roméo Major

June 3, 1916
Saint-Éloi, Ypres, Belgium

Military Service

Service Number:

61606

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 21, 1891
Montréal, Quebec

Enlistment:

October 28, 1914
Montréal, Quebec

Son of Edouard Major and Exilda Boisvert, of Montreal, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 131 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

III. C. 8.

Location:

ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY is located 5 Km south west of Ieper town centre, on the Kemmelseweg, a road connecting Ieper to Kemmel (N331). From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort), and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 m after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing). The ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY lies 4 Km along the Kemmelseweg on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– La Presse - 12 June 1916

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