Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Joseph Lapré
In memory of:
Private Joseph Lapré
April 25, 1920
Military Service
243304
28
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
22nd Bn.
Additional Information
September 25, 1891
Ste-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay, Quebec
April 3, 1916
Montréal, Quebec
Baptized Josaphat Lapré and buried as Joseph Laprés.
Son of Joseph Laprés (deceased in 1914) and Philomène Rhéaume (deceased in 1920, three weeks after her son), of Montréal.
He was severely wounded to the chest on August 10, 1918 and was released on February 7, 1919. He died of tuberculosis a year later and his death was related to his war service.
He had stated being born in Montréal on July 12, 1892 when he enlisted.
He is commemorated as Joseph Lapré in the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Commemorated on Page 550 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada
N/A
Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road. During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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