Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Alfred Béland
In memory of:
Private Alfred Béland
April 10, 1918
Manchester, United Kingdom
Military Service
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Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
22nd Bn.
British War Medal, Victory
Additional Information
February 27, 1887
Montréal (Sacré-Coeur), Quebec
April 6, 1917
Montréal, Quebec
Christened Joseph-Louis-Albert Béland, he served under the name Alfred Béland. He declared that he was born on 8 February 1885 when he enlisted. Son of Antoine Béland (d. 1907) and Malvina Grenier (d. 1922). Husband of Rosalba Renaud in 1906 and father of four children, of Montréal, Québec, including Joseph William Alfred, Joseph Édouard Adrien and Marie Rose Germaine Béland.
He was evacuated of his unit on 3 January 1918 and was sent to England at the end of the month due to chronic nephritis. He died there two months later of this condition; pleuritic and pneumonia.
Commemorated on Page 366 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
MANCHESTER SOUTHERN CEMETERY
Lancashire, United Kingdom
S. 111.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Grave marker – A son of Canada returned home
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