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Military service
Service number:
814915
Age:
18
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
14th Bn.
Birth:
November 16, 1899
Springfield
Enlistment:
February 22, 1916
Ottawa, Ontario
Death:
August 9, 1918
Amiens, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
V. D. 14.
Additional information
Baptized William-Odilon Poirier. Son of Hermas Poirier and Joséphine St-Louis (deceased in 1900 in the United States).
His father remarried to Marie-Louise Brosseau in 1901 and they later moved to Montréal, Québec.
Odilon stated being born in 1898 when he enlisted. In France, he was originally transferred to the 22nd Battalion but he did not join it and was then transferred to the 14th Battalion.
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War Memorial
139th Battalion (Northumberland County) War Memorial plaque, 1919. 130 names of men who originally enlisted with this Ontario unit. On display at the Victoria Hall, 55 King Street West, Cobourg, Ontario. Also shown - Cobourg (Ontario) War Memorial at Victoria Park. -
Grave Marker
Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteer Mike Symmonds -
Newspaper clipping
La Presse 30 August 1918 -
Grave marker
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Private Odilon Poirier
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Private Odilon Poirier
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Private Odilon Poirier
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Private Odilon Poirier
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 486 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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