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Benjamin Dubois

In memory of:

Private Benjamin Dubois

August 27, 1918
Chérisy, France

Military Service

Service Number:

4035327

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

June 11, 1897
Montréal (Ste-Cunégonde), Quebec

Enlistment:

February 28, 1918
Montréal, Quebec

Baptized Émile-Benjamin Dubois. Son of François-Xavier Dubois (deceased in 1899) and Émilie Lavoie, of Montréal (Ste-Cunégonde), Québec; she was widowed a second time and never remarried. Benjamin stated being born on the 13 June when he enlisted.

Commemorated on Page 400 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. A. 17.

Location:

Wancourt is a village about 8 kilometres south-east of Arras. It is 2 kilometres south of the main road from Arras to Cambrai. The WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY is a short distance south-east of the village just off the D 35 road.

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: Duane to Dzhobiewski. Microform Sequence 30; Volume Number 31829_B016739. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 174. Page 39 of 1062.

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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: Duane to Dzhobiewski. Microform Sequence 30; Volume Number 31829_B016739. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 174. Page 39 of 1062.
  • Grave marker– Grave marker

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Grave marker
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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