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Odilon Poirier

In memory of:

Private Odilon Poirier

August 9, 1918
Amiens, France

Military Service

Service Number:

814915

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

14th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 16, 1899
Springfield, Massachusetts

Enlistment:

February 22, 1916
Ottawa, Ontario

Baptized William-Odilon Poirier. Son of Hermas Poirier and Joséphine St-Louis (deceased in 1900 in the United States). His father remarried to Marie-Louise Brosseau in 1901 and they later moved to Montréal, Québec. Odilon stated being born in 1898 when he enlisted. In France, he was originally transferred to the 22nd Battalion but he did not join it and was then transferred to the 14th Battalion.

Commemorated on Page 486 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CROUY BRITISH CEMETERY, CROUY-SUR-SOMME
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

V. D. 14.

Location:

Crouy is a village about 16 kilometres north-west of Amiens on the west side of the River Somme, on the Amiens-Abbeville main road. The CROUY BRITISH CEMETERY is a little south of the village on the west side of the road to Cavillon and there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost on the main road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– La Presse 30 August 1918

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    Newspaper clipping – La Presse 30 August 1918
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  • War Memorial– 139th Battalion (Northumberland County) War Memorial plaque, 1919. 130 names of men who originally enlisted with this Ontario unit. On display at the Victoria Hall, 55 King Street West, Cobourg, Ontario. Also shown - Cobourg (Ontario) War Memorial at Victoria Park.

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    War Memorial – 139th Battalion (Northumberland County) War Memorial plaque, 1919. 130 names of men who originally enlisted with this Ontario unit. On display at the Victoria Hall, 55 King Street West, Cobourg, Ontario. Also shown - Cobourg (Ontario) War Memorial at Victoria Park.
  • Grave Marker– Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteer Mike Symmonds

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    Grave Marker – Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteer Mike Symmonds

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