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Baptized Charles-Armand Hotte. Son of Charles Hotte and Herméline (Ermeline) Pigeon, of Montréal, Québec. Brother of Privates Elphège Hotte, service number 61953, and Zotique Hotte, service number 62037, both with the 22nd Battalion. They survived the war.
Enlisted in the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on May 20, 1915, and arrived in Plymouth, England, on the 29th. On September 15, he crossed the English Channel and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, that same day. A few days after his arrival, he fought at Scherpenberg, Belgium, and then took part in the First Battle of Ypres. On September 29, 1916, he was wounded in the left hand by shrapnel during the Battle of Courcelette, Somme. He was killed in action on August 9, 1917, at Marquèffles Farms. While on duty under the supervision of the 2nd Canadian Divisional Burial Officer, along with other soldiers, he was moving toward Bully-Grenay when a shell exploded near his section, killing him instantly and wounding two other soldiers, just before reaching the junction of the roads to Bully-Grenay and Port Grenay.
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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La Presse - August 22, 1917 -
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Private J Armand Hotte
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Private J Armand Hotte
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Private J Armand Hotte
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Private J Armand Hotte
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Page 258 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Loos (Loos-en-Gohelle) is a village to the north of the road from Lens to Bethune. From Lens, take the N43 towards Bethune. Arriving at Loos, turn right at CWGC sign post. The LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY is about 1 kilometre from Loos Church in the southern part of the village.
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