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Joseph Denis (Stanislas) Chalifoux

In memory of:

Sapper Joseph Denis (Stanislas) Chalifoux

September 3, 1918
Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt, France

Military Service

Service Number:

417721

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

5th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 5, 1895
Victoria Harbour, Simcoe, Ontario

Enlistment:

August 20, 1915
Niagara, Ontario

Baptized Stanislas Chalifoux. Son of Adolphe « Delphis » Chalifoux and Mary-Adélaïde Labatt (deceased in 1904), of Victoria Harbour, Simcoe, Ontario. His father remarried to Angèle Hubert-Baker in early 1918 and then moved to Pakesley, Parry Sound, Ontario.

Stanislas and his brother Adolphe both changed their names when they enlisted: Stanislas enlisted as “Joseph-Denis Chalifoux” and Adolphe as “Joseph Jelifo”. Stanislas stated being born on 2 May 1895. The brothers were illiterate and their name was misspelled in official files.

In France, Stanislas was first taken on strength with the 22nd Battalion, from 28 August 1916 to 23 November 1917. He was the transferred to the Canadian Railway Troops and later to the Canadian Engineers.

Commemorated on Page 382 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. B. 8.

Location:

Vis-en-Artois and Haucourt are villages in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, on the road from Arras to Cambrai. The VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT is at the north side of the main road between the two villages.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Stanislas Chalifoux– Stanislas Chalifoux served as Joseph-Denis Chalifoux (service number 417721), he died on 3 September 1918. His brother Adolphe Chalifoux served as Joseph Jelifo (service number 417702).

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    Photo of Stanislas Chalifoux – Stanislas Chalifoux served as Joseph-Denis Chalifoux (service number 417721), he died on 3 September 1918. His brother Adolphe Chalifoux served as Joseph Jelifo (service number 417702).
  • Photo of Adolphe Chalifoux– Adolphe Chalifoux served Joseph Jelifo (service number 417702); he is the brother of Stanislas Chalifoux (service number 417721), who served as Joseph-Denis Chalifoux and died on 3 September 1918.

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    Photo of Adolphe Chalifoux
    Photo of Adolphe Chalifoux – Adolphe Chalifoux served Joseph Jelifo (service number 417702); he is the brother of Stanislas Chalifoux (service number 417721), who served as Joseph-Denis Chalifoux and died on 3 September 1918.
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CATCHPOLE TO CHIGNELL. Microform Sequence 19; Volume Number 31829_B016728. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 219 of 958.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CATCHPOLE TO CHIGNELL. Microform Sequence 19; Volume Number 31829_B016728. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 219 of 958.
  • Cemetery– Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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