Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Joseph Giroux
In memory of:
Private Joseph Giroux
May 21, 1916
Saint-Éloi, Ypres, Belgium
Military Service
448106
18
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
22nd Bn.
Additional Information
January 2, 1898
Montréal (St-Charles), Quebec
June 26, 1915
Montréal, Quebec
Baptized Joseph-Antoine-Charles-Lionel Giroux. Son of Auguste Giroux and Eugénie l’Heureux, of Montréal (Saint-Charles), Québec. He stated being born in 1897 when he enlisted.
Commemorated on Page 92 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY
Belgium
III. D. 10.
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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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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