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Lieutenant Elzéar Augustin Valiquet

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Military service

Age: 34
Rank: Lieutenant
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division: 22nd Bn.
Birth: September 22, 1882 Ottawa, Ontario
Enlistment: July 1, 1916
Death: July 22, 1917 Cité St-Pierre (Lens), France

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: V. A. 10.
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Baptized Marie-Elzéar-Ovide Valiquet. Son of Louis-Ulric Valiquet and Sarah Laflamme, of Ottawa. He stated being born in 1883 when he enlisted. He signed-up for overseas on 1 July 1916, however, he had been serving since 21 September 1915 (enrolled in Victoria, BC).

In the Books of Remembrance

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Page 342 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LILLERS COMMUNAL CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France

Lillers is a small town about 15 kilometres west-north-west of Bethune and the, LILLERS COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies to the north of the town. From the Mairie in the centre of the town, head north on the D182, after 500 metres turn right onto Rue St. Venant. The cemetery is a further 200 metres on the left hand side. The Commonwealth burials are at the far end of the communal plot.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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