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Joseph Antoine Elphège Marcotte

In memory of:

Private Joseph Antoine Elphège Marcotte

May 28, 1917
Bruay-la-Bussière, France

Military Service

Service Number:

448556

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

July 13, 1892
Sherbrooke, Quebec

Enlistment:

June 25, 1915
Sherbrooke, Quebec

Son of Maxime and Elise Vuellette Marcotte, of Sherbrooke. Born at Sherbrooke, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 290 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. B. 22.

Location:

Barlin is a village about 11 kilometres south-west of Bethune on the D188, between the Bethune-Arras and Bethune-St. Pol roads, about 6.5 kilometres south-east of Bruay. The BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION lie to the north of the village on the D171 road to Houchin.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave marker– Grave marker

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Grave marker
  • Circumstances of death registers– Circumstances of death

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Circumstances of death
  • Photo of JOSEPH ANTOINE ELPHEGE MARCOTTE– Photo of Elphège Marcotte recovered from a family genealogy.

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    Photo of JOSEPH ANTOINE ELPHEGE MARCOTTE – Photo of Elphège Marcotte recovered from a family genealogy.
  • Wartime diary– Excerpt from the War Diary of the 22nd Battalion which explains the origin of the wounds that caused his death.

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    Wartime diary
    Wartime diary – Excerpt from the War Diary of the 22nd Battalion which explains the origin of the wounds that caused his death.
  • Sherbrooke Monument– Cover of the original program distributed at the unveiling of the Sherbrooke WWI memorial on November 7th, 1926, and two images of the monument. The monument was designed by Mr. G. W. Hill of Montreal, Quebec with bronze figures cast in Belgium and granite from the Stanstead district. The bronze Memorial tablet lists 249 names.

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    Sherbrooke Monument
    Sherbrooke Monument – Cover of the original program distributed at the unveiling of the Sherbrooke WWI memorial on November 7th, 1926, and two images of the monument. The monument was designed by Mr. G. W. Hill of Montreal, Quebec with bronze figures cast in Belgium and granite from the Stanstead district. The bronze Memorial tablet lists 249 names.

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