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Son of Liguori Gagnon and Georgianna Perreault (deceased in 1896 in the USA). His father remarried to Marie-Jeanne Ménard in 1898 in Chicoutimi and they resided there. He stated being born in Chicoutimi when he enlisted.
Enlisted in Company B of the Royal 22nd Regiment, he sailed for Great Britain on May 20, 1915, arriving 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. He was reported missing in action between September 14 and 18, 1916, during the fighting at Brickfields in the Battle of Courcelette, Pas-de-Calais. On July 7, 1917, he was recognized as having been killed on September 18. His death was confirmed on November 25, 1917.
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Sergeant Wilfrid Gagnon
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Sergeant Wilfrid Gagnon
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Sergeant Wilfrid Gagnon
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Page 89 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Courcelette British Cemetery is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track, suitable for cars, from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres. The route is signposted in the village.
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