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Émile Martin

In memory of:

Sergeant Émile Martin

October 3, 1916
Courcelette, France

Military Service

Service Number:

61513

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

February 7, 1880
Montréal (Ste-Brigide), Quebec

Enlistment:

October 21, 1914
Montréal, Quebec

Son of Alphonse and Caroline Martin.

Commemorated on Page 133 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

II. D. 14.

Location:

Miraumont is a village about 14.5 kilometres north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 kilometres south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Circumstances of death

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Circumstances of death
  • Wartime diary– Excerpt from the War Diary of the 22nd Battalion, combined with the officially recorded casualties, which demonstrates the ambiguity surrounding the official date of his death.

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    Wartime diary
    Wartime diary – Excerpt from the War Diary of the 22nd Battalion, combined with the officially recorded casualties, which demonstrates the ambiguity surrounding the official date of his death.
  • Other– Document from his personal file that shows that the date of his death was in fact uncertain.

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    Other
    Other – Document from his personal file that shows that the date of his death was in fact uncertain.
  • Grave marker–  

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    Grave marker
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  • Newspaper clipping– La Presse - 18 November 1916

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – La Presse - 18 November 1916

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