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André Albert Blanchette

In memory of:

Private André Albert Blanchette

May 1, 1917
Vimy, France

Military Service

Service Number:

889504

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Citation(s):

British War Medal, Victory Medal

Additional Information

Born:

March 8, 1896
Rimouski, Bas-St-Laurent, Quebec

Enlistment:

February 8, 1916
Rimouski, Bas-St-Laurent, Quebec

Baptized Joseph-André-Albert Blanchet. Son of Bathélemi Blanchet and Laura Guérette, of Rimouski, Bas-St-Laurent, Québec.

Loaned to the 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion from 2 December 1916 to 21 February 1917, he joined the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in action at Angres, Pas-de-Calais, France. In April, he fought on Vimy Ridge. He was killed in action on 1 May 1917 at the Battle of Fresnoy, near Vimy.

Commemorated on Page 203 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. E. 3.

Location:

Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Publié dans le Progres du Golfe de Rimouski en 1921

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  • Bois Carre British Cemetery– Bois Carre British Cemetery - The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Bois Carre British Cemetery – Bois Carre British Cemetery - The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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