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Baptized Joseph-Alphée Ferlatte. Son of Jean-Baptiste « John » Ferlatte and Julie Loubert (deceased in 1917), of St-Bonaventure, Gaspésie, Québec. He is inscribed as “Alphie” Ferlatte on page 236 of the First World War Book of Remembrance
Enlisted in the 189th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on September 23, 1916, and landed in Liverpool, England, on October 6. Upon arrival, he was assigned to the 69th Reserve Battalion and on January 4, 1917, he transferred to the 10th Reserve Battalion. On April 17, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion and on the 18th, he left Folkestone for France, arriving in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, that same day. On the 30th, he joined his new unit on the front line in the Acheville sector. He was killed in action on July 23, 1917, during the Battle of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, on Hill 70, near Cité St-Pierre.
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Page 236 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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