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Narcisse Bousquet

In memory of:

Private Narcisse Bousquet

October 11, 1915
Scherpenberg, Belgium

Military Service

Service Number:

61050

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

September 20, 1893
Iberville

Enlistment:

March 2, 1915
St-Jean, Quebec

Baptized Narcisse-Zéphirin-Donat Bousquet. Son of Narcisse Bousquet and Philomène Balthazar (deceased in 1899). His father remarried to Eugénie Bédard in 1902 and they lived in Iberville, Québec. While his battalion was in a rest area in Scherpenberg, in the Ypres sector, he was accidentally killed by another soldier who was cleaning his weapon.

Commemorated on Page 6 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WESTOUTRE CHURCHYARD EXTENSION
Belgium

Grave Reference:

II. E. 2.

Location:

WESTOUTRE CHURCHYARD is located 11.5 Km south west of Ieper town centre, on a road leading from the N375 Dikkebusseweg. From Ieper town centre the Dikkebusseweg (N375) is located via Elverdingsestraat, straight over a roundabout onto J.Capronstraat (for 30 metres), then left along M.Fochlaan. Immediately after the train station, the first right hand turning is the Dikkebusseweg. 10 Km along the Dikkebuseweg after passing through the villages of Dikkebus and Deklijte, lies the right hand turning onto the N315 Kemmelstraat. 2.5 Km along the N315 lies the village of Westoutre.(Now spelt Westouter). The WESTOUTRE CHURCHYARD is located in the centre of the village and the Commission plot is located on the far right hand side of the cemetery after entering the site.

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: Border to Boys. Mircoform Sequence 12; Volume Number 131829_B016721; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 156 Page 397 of 934

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    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Border to Boys. Mircoform Sequence 12; Volume Number 131829_B016721; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 156 Page 397 of 934
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