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Alphonse Charbonneau

In memory of:

Private Alphonse Charbonneau

February 20, 1916
Vierstraat, Ypres, Belgium

Military Service


Service Number:

62254

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

October 17, 1896
Montréal (Mile-End), Quebec

Enlistment:

May 4, 1915
Montréal, Quebec

Baptized Sylvain-Alphonse-Eugène Charbonneau. Son of Aimé Charbonneau and Léda Bariteau (deceased in 1897), of Montréal, Québec. His father remarried to Léontine Théorêt in 1899 and lived in Montréal. Alphonse stated being born in 1895 when he enlisted.

Commemorated on Page 66 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

VII. B. 13.

Location:

LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 7 Km south of Ieper town centre on the Kemmelseweg (N331), connecting Ieper to Kemmel. From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and straight on towards Armentieres (N336). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg made prominent by a level crossing. The cemetery is located on the right hand side of the road, 5 km after joining the Kemmelseweg.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Léontine Théorêt
  • Grave marker
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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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