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Son of Alfred Chénier and Anna Miron, of Timmins, Cochrane, Ontario. He stated being born in 1898 when he enlisted.

He enlisted with the 159th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He arrived in England on 11 November 1916. Because of his young age, he was withdrawn from service until 30 January 1917, when he was posted to the 8th Reserve Battalion. From 15 May 1917 to 9 August 1917 he was on loan to the 5th Army Troops Corps and subsequently transferred to the 10th Reserve Battalion. He was transferred to the 22nd Battalion on 15 October 1917. He arrived in France the same day and went to the front line on 24 November. He was killed in action on 30 March 1918 east of Boisleux-Saint-Marc, at Mercatel, Arras.

In front of Arras, astride the Scarpe, the British fell back in line with Byng's army and repelled violent assaults. They had to leave the village of Neuville-Vitasse and the Bois des Rossignols. On 30 March 1918, all German attacks were repulsed by the British, who gained further ground south of the Scarpe the following day. Faced with Allied resistance and the exhaustion of his troops, Ludendorff ordered a halt to the Michael offensive on 5 April. He was killed in action on 30 March 1918 east of Boisleux-Saint-Marc, at Mercatel, Arras.

Commemorated on Page 383 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.