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Son of Thomas Deschênes and Annie Rivard of Shawinigan, Québec.
On his enlistment form, he declared being born in Shawinigan Falls and pretended to be three years older.
Enlisted in the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he left for Great Britain on May 20, 1915, arriving in Plymouth, England, on the 29th. On September 15, he landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. On November 1, 1915, in the trenches of Kemmel, West Flanders, Belgium, he was accidentally wounded in the right foot by a bullet fired by a comrade. Evacuated to England on the 5th, he was assigned to the 23rd Reserve Battalion on December 10. Returning to his original unit, he went back to the front line on June 29, 1916. He was killed in action on September 16, 1916, at Brickfields during the Battle of Courcelette.
1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
La Presse - 7 October 1916
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Private Alphonse Deschênes
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Private Alphonse Deschênes
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 77 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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