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Antonio Blackburn

In memory of:

Private Antonio Blackburn

August 28, 1918
Chérisy, France

Military Service

Service Number:

889508

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Citation(s):

British War Medal, Victory Medal

Additional Information

Born:

April 5, 1898
Trois-Pistoles, Bas-St-Laurent, Quebec

Enlistment:

December 23, 1915
Rimouski, Bas-St-Laurent, Quebec

Son of Charles Blackburn and Mary Desgagné, of Rimouski and Jonquière, Québec.

Prior to that, he served for six months with the 9th Régiment des Voltigeurs de Québec in Quebec City. Transferred from the 10th Reserve Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, to the 22nd Battalion on 27 October 1916, he took part in the fighting at Lens, for the capture of Cataplult Trench, Angres, France, Passchendaele, West Flanders, Méricourt, Liévin-Lens, Neuville-Vitasse, Amiens, France. He was killed in action on 28 August 1918 during the Battle of Chérisy, Pas-de-Calais, France.

Commemorated on Page 369 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

QUEBEC CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

C. 13.

Location:

Take the D38 from Cherisy to Hendecourt. Approximately 2 kilometres from Cherisy turn left just before Sun Quarry Cemetery onto a dirt track. Continue for 1 kilometre before turning left to arrive at Quebec Cemetery.

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: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 439 of 734

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