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Alfred Vezina

In memory of:

Private Alfred Vezina

October 21, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

754206

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

47th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Samuel Vezina, of Quebec City, Quebec. His real name was Alfred Vezina and he served as Albert Cote. He is also commemorated on page 390 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 516 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VIII. B. 11.

Location:

Duisans and Etrun are villages in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, about 9 kilometres west of Arras. The DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY lies in Etrun but takes its name from the nearer village of Duisans. It is one kilometre north of Duisans on the D339 road off the Route nationale N39 (Arras-St Pol), in the angle of the Arras Habarcq road and a track leading to Haute-Avesnes.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Enlisted as Alfred Cote. His real name was Alfred Vezina. Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CORBI TO COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 313 of 900.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Enlisted as Alfred Cote. His real name was Alfred Vezina. Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CORBI TO COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 313 of 900.
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  • British War Medal (reverse)

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    British War Medal (reverse)
    British War Medal (reverse)

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