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Son of Martin-D’Angeville Dostaler and Albina Trempe, of Joliette, Québec.
His mother lost her husband four days before Alexandre died overseas.
Serving under the name Joseph Alexandre Dostaler, he previously served in the 5th Canadian Artillery Regiment from 1912 to 1913. He arrived in Great Britain on May 29, 1915, with the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, crossed over to France, and landed at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, on September 15 to join his unit fighting in Belgium. He was killed in action on October 25, 1915, in the trenches at Kemmel, Belgium.
1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 321 of 1076. -
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Private Joseph Antoine Alexandre Dostaler
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Private Joseph Antoine Alexandre Dostaler
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Page 12 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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