Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Louis Antonio Beaubien
In memory of:
Lieutenant Louis Antonio Beaubien
June 4, 1916
Military Service
29
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
22nd Bn
1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Additional Information
February 23, 1887
Québec (St-Roch), Quebec
November 10, 1914
St-Jean, Quebec
Baptized Marie-Joseph-Louis-Antonio Beaubien. Son of Louis-Onésime Beaubien and Ève Gosselin, of Québec. He was an Officer since 1908 with the 9e Régiment de la Milice (Les Voltigeurs de Québec) and had been promoted Captain in 1913. He joined the 22e Bataillon as soon as it was created in October 1914 and was sworn in on November 10 as Lieutenant. However, his enlistment was finalized three weeks later because of his previous rank with the Voltigeurs.
He was killed in action on 4 June 1916 by shrapnel while in the trenches at Zillebeke-Mont-Sorrel in the Ypres Salient, Belgium, at Saint-Éloi. He was giving instructions to his junior officers to better protect the men. Four soldiers were killed and nine wounded along with him, all from C Company, 22nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was initially buried at La Brasserie, a cemetery south-south-west of Ypres.
Commemorated on Page 52 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
I. C. 24.
RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY is located 9.5 Km south west of Ieper town centre, in the village of Reningelst, on a road leading from the N308 Poperingseweg. From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then directly over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching the main crossroads in the village of Vlamertinge take the left hand turning onto the Bellestraat. After crossing the N38 Ieper Poperinge road, the village of Reningelst lies 6 Km beyond Vlamertinge. On reaching the village, turn right onto the Zevekotestraatand continue to the Reningelstplein where the churchyard is clearly visible. The Baljuwstraat leads from the Reningelstplein and the cemetery is 500 metres along this road on the left hand side. Visitors to this site should note a short grassed access path to this site which is unsuitable for vehicles.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Circumstances of Death – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bea to Belisle. Mircoform Sequence 7; Volume Number 31829_B016717. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 151. Page 263 of 724. -
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Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc -
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Photo of Louis Antonio Beaubien -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of June 8, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist58y154uvic#mode/1up -
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Grave marker – Grave marker -
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Newspaper clipping – La Presse - 6 June 1916 -
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Newspaper clipping – La Presse - 7 June 1916 -
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Newspaper clipping – La Presse - 25 October 1916 -
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Newspaper clipping – Le Soleil - 7 June 1916 -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Louis Antonio Beaubien – Photo taken in Amherst, Nova Scotia.
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