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Hervé Laplante
In memory of:
Private Hervé Laplante
October 3, 1916
Courcelette, France
Military Service
847108
18
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
22nd Bn.
Additional Information
December 27, 1897
St-Césaire-de-Rouville, Quebec
January 5, 1916
Montréal, Quebec
Baptized Joseph-Every Laplante. Son of Cyris Laplante and Obéline Lavoie, of Montréal, Québec. The first names "Every" and "Evry" were in vague at one time but he eventually changed to "Hervé" and signed as such when he enlisted.
Commemorated on Page 116 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France
IX. A. 17.
Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Courcelette British Cemetery is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track, suitable for cars, from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres. The route is signposted in the village.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – La Presse - July 28, 1917 -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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