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Son of Peter and Mary DeCoteau, of Battleford, Saskatchewan.
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Alexander Decoteau in his Shamrock Athletic Club vest (c. 1912)
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Photo of grave marker
courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.
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Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private Alexander DeCoteau
Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Teghan Angulalik making a presentation at Alex Decoteau's grave at a special ceremony at Passchendaele New British Cemetery on Sunday, November 12, 2017.
Credit:
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTAN CES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 361 of 1036. Body left on the Field, Passchendaele Ridge.
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1 May 2019, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca
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21 April 2015, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca
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Alexander Decoteau in his Shamrock Athletic Club vest (c. 1912)
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Photo of grave marker courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.
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Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Teghan Angulalik making a presentation at Alex Decoteau's grave at a special ceremony at Passchendaele New British Cemetery on Sunday, November 12, 2017. Credit: VAC photo
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTAN CES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 361 of 1036. Body left on the Field, Passchendaele Ridge.
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1 May 2019, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca
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21 April 2015, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 226 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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PASSCHENDALE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY Belgium
Passchendaele (Passendale) New British Cemetery lies 10.5 Kms north-east of Ieper town centre on the S'Graventafelstraat, a road leading from St Jan to Passendale.
Two roads connect Ieper town centre onto the Zonnebeekseweg; the Torhoutstraat leads from the market square onto a small roundabout. At the roundabout the first right turn is Basculestraat. At the end of Basculestraat, there is a crossroads and Zonnebeekseweg is the turning to the left.
7 Kms along the Zonnebeekseweg, in the village of Zonnebeke, lies the left hand turning onto the Langemarkstraat (further on this street name changes to Zonnebekestraat). 2 Kms along this road, and after passing Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, lies the right hand turning onto the 'S Graventafelstraat.
4 Kms along the 'S Graventafelstraat, and after passing the New Zealand Memorial, lies the cemetery on the left hand side of the road.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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