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Baptized Marie-Joseph-Pierre-Léonidas Bourassa. Son of Pierre Bourassa (deceased in 1899) and Léonie Poulin, of Québec, Québec. His mother remarried to Émile Lachance in 1906 and lived successively in Québec, Shawinigan and Montréal.
Léonidas stated being born in 1897 when he enlisted. He was wounded in the Battle of Amiens, during the taking of the villages of Vrély and Méharicourt. Evacuated of his unit on 10 August 1918, he died of his wounds two days later.
VRELY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Somme, France
Vrely is a village 32 kilometres East of Amiens, immediately South of Rosieres-en-Santerre. The Communal Cemetery Extension adjoins the rear of the Communal Cemetery which is West of the village on the road to Caix.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
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