Military service
Burial/memorial information
Baptized Joseph-Olivier-Benoît-Roméo Dusseault. Son of Joséphine Lépine (deceased in 1900) and Joseph-Anaclet Dusseault (remarried in 1903 to Émélie Cazes), of Montréal, Québec. Brother of Lieutenant Lucien Dussault who fought in Europe with the 22nd Battalion. He survived the war.
Enlisted in the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he embarked from Halifax, Nova Scotia, on May 20, 1915, bound for Great Britain, where he arrived on the 29th in Plymouth, England. On September 15, he crossed the English Channel and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, on the same day. On April 16, 1917, he reported to the 14th Canadian General Hospital with a high fever and headaches. On the 19th, he was evacuated to England and he died there two days after his arrival of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Digital gallery of Company Quarter Master Sergeant Roméo Dusseault
-
Grave marker
Grave of Romeo Dusseault at Ocklynge Cemetery, Eastbourne -
Grave marker
Grave marker
Digital gallery of
Company Quarter Master Sergeant Roméo Dusseault
Digital gallery of
Company Quarter Master Sergeant Roméo Dusseault
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 232 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
EASTBOURNE (OCKLYNGE) CEMETERY Sussex, United Kingdom
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.