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Baptized George-Arthur Cloutier. Son of Paul Cloutier and Célanire Grondin (deceased in 1912), of Sherbrooke, Québec.
Enlisted in the 57th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he was transferred to the 41st Battalion and sailed for England, arriving in Plymouth on 28 October 1915. Transferred again to the 23rd Battalion on 29 February 1916, he left for France on 16 April to join the 22nd Battalion, to which he was posted on the 15th, and went to the front line on 6 May 1916.
He was found dead in his tent on the morning of April 9, cause unknown.
British War Medal, Victory Medal
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Private Arthur Cloutier
Cover of the original program distributed at the unveiling of the Sherbrooke WWI memorial on November 7th, 1926, and two images of the monument. The monument was designed by Mr. G. W. Hill of Montreal, Quebec with bronze figures cast in Belgium and granite from the Stanstead district. The bronze Memorial tablet lists 249 names.
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Private Arthur Cloutier
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 275 of 1384.
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Private Arthur Cloutier
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Cover of the original program distributed at the unveiling of the Sherbrooke WWI memorial on November 7th, 1926, and two images of the monument. The monument was designed by Mr. G. W. Hill of Montreal, Quebec with bronze figures cast in Belgium and granite from the Stanstead district. The bronze Memorial tablet lists 249 names.
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 275 of 1384.
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Page 217 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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