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Joseph James Grivel

In memory of:

Private Joseph James Grivel

October 4, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

61474

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

June 15, 1885
St-Thomas-de-Joliette, Quebec

Enlistment:

October 29, 1914
Montréal, Quebec

Baptized Jacques Grivel.

Son of Jean-Pierre « John Peter » Grivel and Élizabeth Robitaille, of Winooski, Vermont.

Husband of Clara-Alice Bailey, of Wakefield, England, and Fort William, Ontario.

He stated being single when he enlisted but was married and father of two.

Commemorated on Page 96 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:

III. A. 19.

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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