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Lionel Durocher

In memory of:

Private Lionel Durocher

July 10, 1916
Saint-Éloi, Ypres, Belgium

Military Service

Service Number:

61770

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 29, 1898
Montréal (Longue-Pointe), Quebec

Enlistment:

October 23, 1914
Sherbrooke, Quebec

Baptized Joseph-Alphonse-Lionel « Desrochers ». Son of Cléophas Durocher and Angélina Durocher, of Montréal, Québec. His last name was mistakenly inscribed « Desrochers » instead of « Durocher » in his baptismal record.

When he enlisted, he did not specify his date of birth and stated being 19 years old; he was in fact only 16. Moreover, to cover his tracks, he went to Sherbrooke to enlist and stated being born in Québec.

Commemorated on Page 81 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

III. B. 11.

Location:

ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY is located 5 Km south west of Ieper town centre, on the Kemmelseweg, a road connecting Ieper to Kemmel (N331). From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort), and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 m after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing). The ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY lies 4 Km along the Kemmelseweg on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • 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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    Sherbrooke Monument
    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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