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Baptized Joseph-Thomas-Lorenzo Grignon. Son of Joseph Grignon (deceased between 1901-1911) and Cléophée Renaud, of Montréal, Québec. He stated being born on 8 July 1887 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in 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. From Folkestone, he departed for France on September 15 and arrived the same day in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. On February 20, 1916, he was wounded by gunfire in action at Vierstraat, Belgium. On September 18, 1916, he was wounded again and reported missing in action at Courcelette, Somme, France. His body was never found.
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Newspaper clipping
La Presse - 4 March 1916 -
Circumstances of death registers
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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) -
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)
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Sergeant Lorenzo Grignon
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Lorenzo Grignon
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Lorenzo Grignon
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Lorenzo Grignon
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 95 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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