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Édouard Charles Tremblay

In memory of:

Private Édouard Charles Tremblay

February 20, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

61294

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

June 14, 1892
Québec (Notre-Dame), Quebec

Enlistment:

October 25, 1914
Montreal, Quebec

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.

Commemorated on Page 174 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. 15.

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.

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