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Private Henri Kelly

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Military service

Service number: 61174
Age: 32
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division: 22nd Bn.
Birth: October 3, 1883 Montréal (St-Jean-Baptiste)
Enlistment: April 7, 1915
Death: April 23, 1916 Remy Sidings, Lijssenthoek, Belgium

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: VI. D. 3A.
Additional information
Baptized James Henry Kelly. Son of James Henry Kelly (deceased in 1890) and Mathilde Savard, who never remarried, of Montréal, Québec. Baptized ""Henry"", he signed "Henri".

His military file only mentions his date of death and the medical unit where he died; No 17 Casualty clearing station. However, the 22nd Battalion's war diary indicates that he was wounded in Saint-Éloi, near Ypres.

In the Books of Remembrance

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Page 112 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery is located about 12 kilometres west of Ieper town centre, on the Boescheepseweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge.

From Ieper town centre, the Poperingseweg (N308) is reached via Elverdingsestraat, then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching Poperinge, the N308 joins the left hand turning onto the R33, Poperinge ring road. The R33 ring continues to the left hand junction with the N38 Frans-Vlaanderenweg. 800 metres along the N38 lies the left hand turning onto Lenestraat. The next immediate right hand turning leads onto Boescheepseweg. The cemetery itself is located 2 kilometres along Boescheepseweg on the right hand side of the road.

From Calais, take the motorway A16 signposted Dunkerque/Lille. At Dunkerque take the motorway signposted Lille/Ypres, the A25. Leave the motorway at Junction 13, the village of Steenvoorde. Follow the D948/N38 signposted Ieper/Poperinge. After approximately 8-10 kilometres Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery will be signposted off to the right.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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