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Baptized Joseph-Alphonse-Clovis Gauthier. Son of Délina Germain (deceased in 1893) and Delphis Gauthier (remarried in 1893 to Emma Légaré), of Deschambault, Portneuf, Québec. He stated being born in 1888 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on May 20, 1915, and landed in Plymouth, England, on the 29th. On September 15, he crossed the English Channel and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, on the same day. On October 4, 1916, he was reported missing in action during the capture of Regina Trench in the Battle of Courcelette, Somme. On September 25, 1917, he was officially recognized as having been killed in action. His body was never found.
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Page 90 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY Somme, France
Courcelette is a village about 8 kilometres north-east of Albert (next to the main road D929 Albert-Bapaume). The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY lies about 1.5 kilometres north-west of the village.
The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY (signposted in the centre of Courcelette) is 1.5 kilometres down a single track lane (suitable for cars).
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