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Son of Trefflé Desjardins (deceased in 1896) and Alphonsine Robidoux (remarried in 1900 to Nazaire Gévry, she died in 1911). When he enlisted, Joseph named Adda Desjardins as mother and next of kin, but in fact, she was his sister-in-law (Aldéa Provost, wife of his brother Philippe). He also stated being born on 2 December 1893 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in the 41st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he arrived in Plymouth, England, on October 28, 1915. On March 15, 1916, he was first transferred to the 23rd Reserve Battalion, then to the 22nd Battalion on April 15. He landed in France on the 16th with the 23rd Battalion and joined his new unit in combat on May 7. From November 22, 1916, to January 18, 1917, he was loaned to the 2nd Canadian Engineer Division.
The 22nd Battalion was in Brigade support in the trenches of Cité St-Pierre, in Lens, and was on fatigue duty day and night to consolidate forward positions. Joseph suffered from multiple shrapnel wounds : head, abdomen, leg and hand. He was evacuated to No 7 Casualty Clearing Station, then located in Bracquemont, Noeux-les-Mines, where he died the same day.
Brother of Private Philippe Desjardins, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment).
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Page 227 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
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