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Joseph Frédéric Lacroix

In memory of:

Private Joseph Frédéric Lacroix

April 23, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

660475

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Additional Information


Born:

January 19, 1897
Lennoxville, Sherbrooke, Quebec

Enlistment:

February 25, 1916
Sherbrooke, Quebec

Son of Frédéric Lacroix and Arsina Couture (deceased in 1902), of Sherbrooke, Québec. His father remarried Émélie Fortier in 1905.

He stated being born in Johnville when he enlisted.

Commemorated on Page 444 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

WAILLY ORCHARD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. E. 5.

Location:

Wailly is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais about 6 kilometres south-west from Arras in the valley of the little river Crinchon. WAILLY ORCHARD CEMETERY stands above the village on its outskirts in part of the old orchard.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave marker
  • Sherbrooke Monument– Cover of the original program distributed at the unveiling of the Sherbrooke WWI memorial on November 7th, 1926, and two images of the monument.   The monument was designed by Mr. G. W. Hill of Montreal, Quebec with bronze figures cast in Belgium and granite from the Stanstead district.  The bronze Memorial tablet lists 249 names.

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