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Baptized Joseph Raoul Gendron. Son of Edmond Gendron and Victorine Leduc, of Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Mauricie, Québec. He stated being bon in 1888 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in Company C of the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on May 20, 1915, and landed in Plymouth, England, on the 29th. With the battalion’s first contingent, he departed from Folkestone on September 15 and arrived in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, on the same day. On May 19, 1916, he sustained a minor head wound in the Ypres sector, Belgium. Upon returning to the front, he was killed in action on September 18, 1916, during the Battle of Courcelette, Somme, France.
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Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
La Presse - October 9th 1916 -
Newspaper clipping
Le Bien Public - October 12th 1916 -
Newspaper clipping
La Presse - June 3rd 1916
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Private Raoul Gendron
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Private Raoul Gendron
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Private Raoul Gendron
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Private Raoul Gendron
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Private Raoul Gendron
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Private Raoul Gendron
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 90 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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