Citation(s);
Military service
Burial/memorial information
Baptized Roger-Henri-Tancrède-Lucien Huot. Only son of Tancrède Huot (deceased in 1927) and Blanche Senécal, of Montréal, Québec. He stated being born in 1891 and that his mother was a widow when he enlisted. He died of multiples wounds sustained the day before.
Licensed Druggist; Graduate from Montreal Laval University. Was Lt. in 85th F.C. Bn., a Home Regt.
He enlisted in the 178th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force after serving as a cadet and then as a lieutenant in the 85th Battalion (which would later become the Régiment de Maisonneuve) from November 9, 1915, to March 8, 1916. He sailed for Great Britain on August 21 with the 178th Battalion and landed in Liverpool, England, on the 30th. On December 8, he was assigned to the 69th Reserve Battalion in Seaford, and on January 4, 1917, to the 10th Reserve Battalion. On July 9, 1917, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion, and on the 10th, he crossed over to France to join his new unit on the front lines on the 14th. On August 15, he was seriously wounded during the fighting on Hill 70 during the Battle of Lens while stepping into the German trench. On the 16th, he was evacuated to the 33rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station in Rouen, Normandy, where he died that same day.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Lucien Roger Huot
-
Photo de Lucien-Roger Huot
-
Coupure de presse
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. -
Coupure de presse
La Presse - 21 September 1917 -
Coupure de presse
From the Montreal Star c1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. -
Poème
-
Pierre tombale
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Lucien Roger Huot
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Lucien Roger Huot
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Lucien Roger Huot
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Lucien Roger Huot
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Lucien Roger Huot
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Lucien Roger Huot
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 260 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Bethune is located 29 kilometres north of Arras.
The BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY is on the northern outskirts of Bethune near the junction of the River Lawe and the Aire la Bassee Canal. From the town centre turn right in front of the Tribunal and second right at the bottom of the road down to the cul de sac.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.