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Son of Octave Dagenais (deceased in 1892) and Philomène Martineau (deceased in 1900) of Ste-Rose-de-Laval and Montréal, Québec.
Brother of Octave Dagenais of Montréal, Québec.
Enlisted in the 22nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, he arrived in Plymouth, England, on 29 May 1915 and Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, on the following 15 September. He died at the 8th Canadian Clearing Station on 20 February 1916 of wounds received in action the same day during the fighting at Vierstraat, Belgium.
1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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Pierre Tombale
Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England -
Registres de circonstances du décès
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Dack to Dabate. Microform Sequence 26; Volume Number 31829_B016735. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 170. Page 23 of 1140. -
Pierre tombale
Grave marker -
Coupure de presse
La Presse - 29 February 1916
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Private Wilfrid Dagenais
Digital gallery of
Private Wilfrid Dagenais
Digital gallery of
Private Wilfrid Dagenais
Digital gallery of
Private Wilfrid Dagenais
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 74 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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