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Military service
Service number:
222744
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
85th Bn.
Birth:
November 26, 1896
Grand Etang, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
October 5, 1915
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Death:
June 16, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XXIX. A. 5.
Additional information
Son of Dominique and Luce Doucet, of Grand Etang, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia.
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010) -
Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery
A panoramic view of the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 343 of 1076. -
Newspaper clipping
La Presse October 11, 1917
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Private John Doucet
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Private John Doucet
Digital gallery of
Private John Doucet
Digital gallery of
Private John Doucet
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 229 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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