Son of Théophile Hens and Célina Barron, of Montréal, Québec. He stated being born in 1897 when he enlisted.
Baptized “Théophile” Hens, this was his only first name. He enlisted under the alias “Albert” Hens, possibly to hide his enlistment to his family;
this seems to be corroborated by the fact that a delegation of pay to his mother did not take effect until after his departure for overseas.
COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Courcelette British Cemetery is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track, suitable for cars, from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres. The route is signposted in the village.
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