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Baptized Joseph Napoléon Jean. Son of Siméon Jean and Marie-Louise Gauthier, of Québec.
Enlisted in the 41st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on May 20, 1915, and landed in Plymouth, England, on the 29th. On June 27, 1915, he was assigned to the 23rd Reserve Battalion at Shorncliffe, and on September 4 to the 24th Battalion. He crossed to France on the 15th and landed at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. He was wounded by a bullet in the left calf. On April 21, 1916, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion, which he joined the following day. From August 5 to September 29, he was seconded to the 2nd Canadian Entrenchment Battalion. He was initially reported wounded between September 30 and October 4, 1916; then listed as missing on October 4; and finally confirmed killed in action on October 4 during the Battle of Courcelette, Somme, in the capture of the Regina Trench.
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Private Napoléon Jean
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Page 109 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY Somme, France
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).
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