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Son of Philias-Édouard Derue and Mélina Massé, of Montréal, Québec. He stated being born in 1888 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in the 163rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he served in Bermuda from May 26 to November 18, 1916, before leaving for Great Britain, where he arrived in Liverpool on December 6. On January 7, 1917, he joined the 10th Reserve Battalion, then the 150th Battalion on March 7, and on February 22, 1918, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion. He landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, on the 23rd and joined his new unit on the front line on the 27th.
He was severely wounded to the buttock on 12 October, while the 22nd Battalion was moving from Escaudoeuvres to East of Tilloy, and he was evacuated the same day to No 33 Casualty clearing station in Boisleux-au-Mont. He died there of his wounds four days later.
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Private Édouard Derue
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Private Édouard Derue
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Private Édouard Derue
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 396 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY is situated on the D919 heading south from Arras to Ayette. The Cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 9 kilometres from Arras, just before a crossroads with the D36 between Ficheux and Boisleux-au-Mont.
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