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In memory of:

Private Édouard Charles Tremblay

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Military service

Service number: 61294
Age: 23
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division: 22nd Bn.
Birth: June 14, 1892 Québec (Notre-Dame)
Enlistment: October 25, 1914
Death: February 20, 1916

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: VII. B. 15.
Additional information
Baptized Charles-Joseph Tremblay.

Son of Charles Tremblay and Madeleine Boivin, of Montréal, Québec.

He changed his identity when he enlisted; he stated being Édouard Tremblay, born in Baie-St-Paul on May 1, 1875, without listing a next-of-kin. He was identified by his parent’s address, which was found in a later document in his military file, address still current in the 1921 census.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 174 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium

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.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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