Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Wilfred Chenier
In memory of:
Private Wilfred Chenier
April 9, 1917
Military Service
814813
27
Army
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Additional Information
December 12, 1889
Buckingham, Quebec
March 11, 1916
Ottawa, Ontario
Son of Janvier Chenier of Buckingham, Quebec.
Brother of Private Oliver Chenier, who died on the same day while serving in the same unit. The brothers are buried side by side at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery.
Commemorated on Page 215 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
XII. E. 15.
Souchez is a village in the Department of the Pas-De-Calais, 3.5 kilometres north of Arras on the main road to Bethune. It lies in the valley of the Souchez river, between the Lorette Bridge to the west and Vimy Ridge to the east. The CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY is about 1.5 kilometres south of the village on the west side of the D937 Arras-Bethune Road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Catchpole to Chignell. Microform Sequence 19; Volume Number 31829_B016728. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 871 of 958. -
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Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
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Memorial – War memorial located in Buckingham (Gatineau), Quebec. -
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War Memorial – 139th Battalion (Northumberland County) War Memorial plaque, 1919. 130 names of men who originally enlisted with this Ontario unit. On display at the Victoria Hall, 55 King Street West, Cobourg, Ontario. Also shown - Cobourg (Ontario) War Memorial at Victoria Park. -
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Gravemarker – Wilfred and Olivier Chenier, brothers killed on the same day, 9 April, 1917 at Vimy, are buried side by side at Cabaret Rouge cemetery. -
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Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery – A panoramic view of the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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