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Baptized Joseph-Rosaire-Émile Côté. Son of Augustin Côté and Emma Potvin (deceased in 1901). His father remarried to Marie Turgeon in 1904 and she died in 1913. He then moved to Lac-Bouchette, Lac St-Jean, Québec.
Enlisted in the 167th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he was first transferred to the 189th Battalion on 15 September 1916, and sailed for England, arriving in Liverpool on 6 October. He was immediately assigned to the 69th Reserve Battalion until 4 January 1917, when he was transferred to the 10th Reserve Battalion. Transferred to the 22nd Battalion on 17 April, he landed at Le Have in France on 18 April and was killed in action on 10 August 1918 during the Battle of Amiens.
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Private Émile Côté
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 390 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ROSIERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Somme, France
Rosieres is a village about 32 kilometres east of Amiens and 7.5 kilometres south of the main road from Amiens to St Quentin. From Peronne take the N17 towards Roye. Travel for approximately 7 kilometres to Villers Carlonne then turn right towards Amiens on the N29. Travel for 13 kilometres then turn left on the D329 towards Rosieres, then take the D28 towards Caix. Follow the signs for the communal cemetery which is situated on the northern side of the village.
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