Language selection


Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Ovila Toutant

In memory of:

Private Ovila Toutant

August 9, 1918
Amiens, France

Military Service


Service Number:

1021260

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

May 12, 1898
Cardinal, Lorne, Manitoba

Enlistment:

November 16, 1916
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Baptized Joseph-Ovila-Alfred Toutant. Son of Andronique « André » Toutant and Victoire Pelletier, of Arborfield, Saskatchewan. He declared that he was born on April 6 1898 when he enlisted.

Commemorated on Page 514 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

VI. C. 29.

Location:

Bouchoir is a village in the Department of the Somme on the straight main road from Amiens to Roye. The BOUCHOIR NEW BRITISH CEMETERY is on the north-east side of the road nearly 2 kilometres south-east of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Group Photo– Photo of his parents.
  • Wartime diary

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: