Military service
Burial/memorial information
Stanislas and his brother Adolphe both changed their names when they enlisted: Stanislas enlisted as “Joseph-Denis Chalifoux” and Adolphe as “Joseph Jelifo”. Stanislas stated being born on 2 May 1895. The brothers were illiterate and their name was misspelled in official files.
In France, Stanislas was first taken on strength with the 22nd Battalion, from 28 August 1916 to 23 November 1917. He was the transferred to the Canadian Railway Troops and later to the Canadian Engineers.
Digital gallery of Sapper Joseph Denis (Stanislas) Chalifoux
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CATCHPOLE TO CHIGNELL. Microform Sequence 19; Volume Number 31829_B016728. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 219 of 958. -
Grave Marker
Grave marker - Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Entrance - Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of Stanislas Chalifoux
Stanislas Chalifoux served as Joseph-Denis Chalifoux (service number 417721), he died on 3 September 1918. His brother Adolphe Chalifoux served as Joseph Jelifo (service number 417702). -
Photo of Adolphe Chalifoux
Adolphe Chalifoux served Joseph Jelifo (service number 417702); he is the brother of Stanislas Chalifoux (service number 417721), who served as Joseph-Denis Chalifoux and died on 3 September 1918. -
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Sapper Joseph Denis (Stanislas) Chalifoux
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Sapper Joseph Denis (Stanislas) Chalifoux
Digital gallery of
Sapper Joseph Denis (Stanislas) Chalifoux
Digital gallery of
Sapper Joseph Denis (Stanislas) Chalifoux
Digital gallery of
Sapper Joseph Denis (Stanislas) Chalifoux
Digital gallery of
Sapper Joseph Denis (Stanislas) Chalifoux
Digital gallery of
Sapper Joseph Denis (Stanislas) Chalifoux
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 382 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT Pas de Calais, France
Vis-en-Artois and Haucourt are villages in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, on the road from Arras to Cambrai. The VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT is at the north side of the main road between the two villages.
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