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Joseph Alexandre Beaudin

In memory of:

Private Joseph Alexandre Beaudin

November 10, 1915
Vierstraat, Belgium

Military Service

Service Number:

62069

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Citation(s):

1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Additional Information

Born:

November 27, 1884
St-Urbain-Premier, Châteauguay, Quebec

Enlistment:

January 6, 1915
St. Johns, Quebec

Son of Jean-Baptiste Beaudin and Élodie Rose of Rivière-des-Fèves, Châteauguay, Québec.

Husband of Florida Payette of Montréal, Québec.

He died of head injuries sustained the same day during the fighting at Vierstraat, Belgium. He was buried at La Laiterie, Belgium, before being exhumed and reburied at Bailleul, France.

Commemorated on Page 5 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

I. C. 40.

Location:

Bailleul is a large town in France, near the Belgian border, 14.5 kilometres south-west of Ieper and on the main road from St. Omer to Lille. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of the town. From the Grand Place, take the Ieper road and 400 metres along this road is a sign indicating the direction of the cemetery. Turn down the right into a small road and follow for approximately 400 metres. The cemetery is on the right and the BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is at the bottom end.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bea to Belisle. Mircoform Sequence 7; Volume Number 31829_B016717. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 151. Page 285 of 724.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bea to Belisle. Mircoform Sequence 7; Volume Number 31829_B016717. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 151. Page 285 of 724.
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