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Baptized Joseph-Euclide-Émile Arpin. Son of Paul Arpin (deceased in 1902) and Marguerite Deniger, of Montréal, Québec. His father signed “Arpin” and Euclide signed “Harpin” when he enlisted.
Severely wounded from shrapnel (arm and chest) during the assault on Regina Trench at Courcelette, on 1 October 1916, he was evacuated to No. 9 Casualty clearing station in Contay and he died of his wounds five days later.
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Private Euclide Harpin
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Private Euclide Harpin
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Private Euclide Harpin
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Commemorated on:
Page 99 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Contay is a village in the Department of the Somme on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvillers. There are no access problems. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and square of the village and next to the D23, Franvillers - Corbie, sign. The distance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.
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