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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Omer Poirier

In memory of:

Private Omer Poirier

March 2, 1916
Bailleul, France

Military Service

Service Number:

61394

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 14, 1892
Montréal (St-Henri), Quebec

Enlistment:

October 29, 1914
Montréal, Quebec

Son of Régis and Exilda Poirier (née Cyr).

Commemorated on Page 149 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:

II. C. 249.

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.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of death registers

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers
  • Wartime diary– Extract from the War Diary of the 22nd Battalion.

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    Wartime diary
    Wartime diary – Extract from the War Diary of the 22nd Battalion.
  • Grave marker–  

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    Grave marker
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  • Newspaper clipping– La Presse 29 August 1916

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – La Presse 29 August 1916
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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