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Baptized Joseph-Nazaire-Omer Labelle. Son of Moïse Labelle and Delphine Charette, of Montréal, Québec. He stated being born the 25th when he enlisted.
Enlisted in the 69th Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on April 17, 1916, and landed in Liverpool, England, on the 27th. Transferred to the 22nd Battalion on August 27, he crossed over to France on the 28th with the 69th Battalion to join his new unit on the front lines. From September 18 to 20, he was seconded to the 2nd Canadian Entrenchment Battalion before returning to the 22nd Battalion. Reported missing, he is presumed to have been killed in action on October 4, 1916, during the Battle of Courcelette in the assault on the Regina Trench. His body was never found.
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Newspaper clipping
La Presse - 4 December 1916 -
Vimy 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. 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)
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Private Omer Labelle
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Private Omer Labelle
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Private Omer Labelle
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 115 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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