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He enlisted twice. The first time, he enlisted under “Joseph Brière” and the second time, he enlisted as “Joseph-André Brière”.
Enlisted for the first time on 11 August 1915 in the 69th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, regimental number 120203, he was considered a deserter on 20 October and discharged from the army on the 25th. Enlisted a second time on 4 December 1915 with the 150th Overseas Battalion, Mount Royal Rifles, regimental number 847006, he arrived in England on 6 October 1916. On 28 November, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion and sent to France the same day. On 4 December, he went to the front line. He was killed in action on 27 April 1917 during the Battle of Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, in the Souchez and Scape river area.
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Private Joseph André Brière
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Private Joseph André Brière
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Private Joseph André Brière
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 207 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
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.
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