Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Joseph Forget (deceased 1900) and Adéline (aka Aldée) Labelle, of Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Terrebonne, Québec.
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 left for France on September 15 and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, the same day with Company A. He was first reported missing between September 30 and October 4, 1916, during the Battle of Courcelette for the capture of the Regine trench. After investigation, he was recognized as having been killed in action on September 30. His body was never found.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Herménégilde Forget
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Newspaper clipping
La Presse - 2 November 1916 -
Newspaper clipping
La Presse - 11 November 1915 -
Newspaper clipping
La Presse - 11 November 1915 -
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 (2010). 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)
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Herménégilde Forget
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Herménégilde Forget
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Herménégilde Forget
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Herménégilde Forget
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Herménégilde Forget
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 87 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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