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René Darche La Fond
In memory of:
Lieutenant René Darche La Fond
September 30, 1918
Cambrai, France
Military Service
22
Army
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
75th Bn.
Military Medal
Additional Information
February 11, 1896
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
October 9, 1915
Barriefield, Ontario
Son of Adélard-Étienne Lafond and Marie-Louise Chagnon, of Montréal, Québec.
He was one of the first Officer with the 22nd Battalion and served in it between 10 November 1914 to 17 July, 1915.
Following disciplinary issues in England, he resigned his commission as an Officer and returned to Canada. He enrolled again as a private in the 80th Battalion, served at the front with the 75th Battalion and earned a new commission as an Officer on 29 June 1918.
He stated being born in 1893 on his two enlistment papers.
Commemorated on Page 444 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CANTIMPRE CANADIAN CEMETERY
Nord, France
A. 22.
The route to the Cantimpre Canadian Cemetery is signposted from the D939 at Raillencourt and is located 1 kilometre north of Sailly on the D140 on the left hand side of the road towards Sancourt. Sailly is a village in the Department of the Nord approximately 3 kilometres north-west of Cambrai just to the north of the main road from Arras to Cambrai (D939). The "Marcoing Line," one of the German defence systems before Cambrai, ran from Marcoing Northward through Sailly to the West of Cantimpre and the East of the village of Haynecourt. The Cemetery at Cantimpre was originally called the Marcoing Line British Cemetery.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc -
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Photo of René-Darche La Fond -
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Photo of René Darche La Fond – © IWM (HU 123758) -
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Newspaper clipping – La Presse November 2, 1918 -
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Grave marker
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