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Georges De Beaujour

In memory of:

Private Georges De Beaujour

October 4, 1916
Courcelette, France

Military Service

Service Number:

121578

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

July 9, 1895
Lac-à la-Tortue, Mauricie, Quebec

Enlistment:

December 17, 1915
Montréal, Quebec

Baptized Joseph-Georges-Alexis De Beaujour. Son of Alexis Princeville-de-Beaujour and Alma Larouche de Gauthier (deceased in 1907). His father was from France and had immigrated to Canada in 1892. He remarried to Anne-Marie Graille in 1909 and resided in Trois-Rivières, Mauricie, Québec. Georges stated being born in Trois-Rivières in 1893 when he enlisted.

Georges arrived in France as reinforcement for the 22nd Battalion in June 1916, but he joined the francophone unit at the front on 19 September. He was killed in action two week later, during the assault on Regina Trench.

Commemorated on Page 76 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

II. G. 21.

Location:

Courcelette is a village about 8 kilometres north-east of Albert (next to the main road D929 Albert-Bapaume). The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY lies about 1.5 kilometres north-west of the village. The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY (signposted in the centre of Courcelette) is 1.5 kilometres down a single track lane (suitable for cars).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 325 of 1036.

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    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 325 of 1036.
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