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Valaire Lupien

In memory of:

Private Valaire Lupien

October 22, 1918
Raismes, Valenciennes, France

Military Service

Service Number:

3157732

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

14th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 25, 1891
St-Valère-de-Bulstrode, Arthabaska, Quebec

Enlistment:

April 5, 1918
Montréal, Quebec

Baptized "Valère" but signed "Valaire".

Son of Alfred Lupien and Célina Gaudet, of Périgord, Saskatchewan.

When he arrived in France he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion but never joined. After three weeks in the reinforcement camp he was instead redirected to the 14th Battalion.

Commemorated on Page 452 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DENAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

A. 5.

Location:

Denain is a town in the Nord Department between Valenciennes and Cambrai. The DENAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY is at the north-east corner of the town approximately 1.2 kilometres from the centre, following the route to Oisy and the Lycee A Kastler. The cemetery is situated at the centre of a junction 100 metres from a traffic light controlled crossroads. From the A2, follow the D40 for approximately 2.2 kilometres and turn right at the traffic lights. The CWGC plot is at the heart of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Wartime diary– Page from the 14th Battalion War Diary covering the day he died in battle.

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    Wartime diary – Page from the 14th Battalion War Diary covering the day he died in battle.
  • Grave marker– Grave marker

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  • Denain Communal Cemetery

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    Denain Communal Cemetery
    Denain Communal Cemetery

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