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Aurèle Préfontaine

In memory of:

Private Aurèle Préfontaine

August 27, 1918
Chérisy, France

Military Service

Service Number:

847162

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

November 30, 1896
St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba

Enlistment:

January 17, 1916
Montréal, Quebec

Commemorated on Page 487 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. A. 13.

Location:

Wancourt is a village about 8 kilometres south-east of Arras. It is 2 kilometres south of the main road from Arras to Cambrai. The WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY is a short distance south-east of the village just off the D 35 road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Medal– References surrounding the granting of his Military Medal.

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    Medal
    Medal – References surrounding the granting of his Military Medal.
  • Circumstances of death registers

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers
  • Group Photo– Photo de his parents.

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    Group Photo
    Group Photo – Photo de his parents.
  • Photo– Photo of the family home where he was possibly born.

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    Photo
    Photo – Photo of the family home where he was possibly born.
  • Biography– Biography of his father.

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    Biography
    Biography – Biography of his father.
  • Grave marker–  

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    Grave marker
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  • Newspaper Clipping– Declaration of death in the local journal with portrait

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Declaration of death in the local journal with portrait

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