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Joseph Émile Lévesque

In memory of:

Private Joseph Émile Lévesque

July 9, 1916
Saint-Éloi, Ypres, Belgium

Military Service


Service Number:

448159

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

November 21, 1895
Paspébiac, Gaspésie, Quebec

Enlistment:

May 28, 1915
Paspébiac, Gaspésie, Quebec

Son of Joseph-Édouard Lévesque (deceased in 1908) and Émilie "Amélia" LeMarquand, of Paspébiac, Gaspésie, Québec. He had declared to be born in 1896 when he enlisted.

Commemorated on Page 118 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

III. C. I.

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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