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Jean Baptiste Francois Racette

In memory of:

Private Jean Baptiste Francois Racette

May 20, 1915

Military Service


Service Number:

26497

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

"D" Coy. 14th Bn.

Additional Information


Son of Francois Racette and Zelire Bergeron, of St. David de Levis, Levis, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 33 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

GUARDS CEMETERY (CUINCHY)
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. W. 20.

Location:

Cuinchy is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais about 7 Kilometres east of the town of Bethune and north of the N41 which runs between Bethune and La Bassee. About 1 kilometre north-west of the village are cross roads known as Windy Corner and GUARDS CEMETERY (CUINCHY) is a little west of these cross roads.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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