Military service
Burial/memorial information
He stated being born on the 5th when he enlisted.
He had previously served with the 15th Quartermaster Company of the Canadian Army Home Guard. Enlisted in the 57th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he arrived in Liverpool, England, on June 8, 1916, and was immediately assigned to the 69th Reserve Battalion. Transferred to the 22nd Battalion on September 27, he landed at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, on the 28th. On October 16, he went to the front line in the Zillebeke-Mont-Sorrel sector of the Ypres Salient in Belgium. On November 24, he was accidentally injured, suffering burns to his hands and face. On May 1, 1917, he was wounded in combat but remained on duty. On the 27th, he was awarded the Good Conduct Badge. On August 17, 1917, he suffered a contusion following a shell explosion. On November 9, he was wounded again in combat and reported missing during the Battle of Passchendaele, Belgium. His death was confirmed on July 16, 1918.
British War Medal, Victory Medal
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Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 1009 of 1036. -
Newspaper clipping
La Presse 1er septembre 1917
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Private Armand Desrosiers
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Private Armand Desrosiers
Digital gallery of
Private Armand Desrosiers
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 227 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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