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Flavien Cardinal

In memory of:

Private Flavien Cardinal

October 4, 1916
Courcelette, France

Military Service

Service Number:

847283

Age:

17

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 20, 1898
Montréal (Immaculée-Conception), Quebec

Enlistment:

February 1, 1916
Montréal, Quebec

Son of Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Cardinal and Amanda Savard, of Montréal, Québec. He stated being born in 1897 when he enlisted.

Arrived in France as reinforcement for the 22nd Battalion, he joined the unit on 20 September 1916 and was killed in action two weeks later.

Commemorated on Page 64 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

II. E. 13.

Location:

Courcelette is a village about 8 kilometres north-east of Albert (next to the main road D929 Albert-Bapaume). The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY lies about 1.5 kilometres north-west of the village. The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY (signposted in the centre of Courcelette) is 1.5 kilometres down a single track lane (suitable for cars).

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: Canavan to Caswell. Microform Sequence 18; Volume Number 31829_B016727. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 162. Page 153 of 1004.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Canavan to Caswell. Microform Sequence 18; Volume Number 31829_B016727. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 162. Page 153 of 1004.
  • Newspaper clipping– La Presse 1st September 1917

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    Newspaper clipping – La Presse 1st September 1917
  • Grave marker– Grave marker

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