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Private Arthur Juneau

Military service

Service number: 448965
Age: 29
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division: 22nd Bn.
Birth: May 17, 1887 St-Sauveur, Terrebonne, Québec
Enlistment: October 27, 1915 Montréal, Québec
Death: October 4, 1916 Courcelette, Somme, France

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Additional information

Baptized Joseph Arthur Juteau, he served under the name Arthur Juneau. Son of Félix Juteau and Elmire Carrières. According to his baptism records, he was born on March 20, 1888 in St-Sauveur-des-Monts, Terrebonne, Quebec.

Enlisted in the 57th Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he signed on as Arthur Juneau. He embarked for Great Britain on June 2, 1916, and landed in Liverpool, England, on the 8th. Upon arrival, he was assigned to the 69th Reserve Battalion, then on June 28, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion. He crossed the English Channel and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, on the 29th. On July 2, he fought at Zillebeke, Belgium. From September 18 to 20, he was seconded to the 2nd Canadian Entrenchment Battalion. On October 4, 1916, he was initially reported missing, then confirmed to have been killed in action on the 4th during the Battle of Courcelette, Somme, in the capture of the Regina Trench. His body was never recovered.

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Page 111 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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