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He emigrated to Canada in November 1914. Enlisted in the 41st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he arrived in Plymouth, England, on June 28, 1915. He was assigned to the 23rd Reserve Battalion the day before his arrival, then transferred to the 22nd Battalion on September 10. On September 19, 1916, he was wounded by a bullet in his right knee during the Battle of Courcelette. From January 18 to 22, 1917, he was seconded to the headquarters of the 1st Canadian Division Engineers. Upon returning to his unit, he was killed in action on August 27, 1918, by machine gun fire during the Battle of Chérisy while advancing from Wancourt to Chérisy.
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Corporal Narcisse Desrosiers
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Corporal Narcisse Desrosiers
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Corporal Narcisse Desrosiers
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 397 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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QUEBEC CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
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