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Arthur Berthiaume

In memory of:

Private Arthur Berthiaume

April 9, 1917
Vimy, France

Military Service

Service Number:

121679

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Citation(s):

British War Medal, Victory Medal

Additional Information

Born:

April 23, 1880
St-Hyacinthe, Quebec

Enlistment:

January 15, 1916
Saint John, New Brunswick

Baptized Louis-Arthur Berthiaume. Son of Michel Berthiaume (deceased in 1914) and Hermine Guertin (deceased in 1917).

Husband of Victorine Harnois (married in 1904), of St-Hyacinthe, Québec. He was father of four children in the 1911 census. He stated being born on 15 April 1880 when he enlisted.

He had previously served in the 84th Regiment. Declared a deserter from 1 December 1915 to the 20th, he was sentenced to 14 days' detention on the 27th. Enlisted on 15 January 1916, he was transferred from the 69th Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force to the 22nd Battalion on 5 October 1916. He took part in the battles of Bully-Grenay, Lens and the Angres trenches, all in the Pas-de-Calais. He was killed in action on 9 April 1917 on Vimy Ridge, France, in the area of the Souchez and Scarpe rivers.

Commemorated on Page 200 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. E. 6.

Location:

Thelus is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, west of the N17 Arras-Lens main road and 6.5 kilometres north of Arras. Thelus Military Cemetery is approximately 300 metres west of the N17, located in the open country, about 50 metres north of Thelus village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Thelus Military Cemetery– The Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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    Thelus Military Cemetery – The Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer/J. Stephens 2010)

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