Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Joseph Guillemette
In memory of:
Private Joseph Guillemette
August 17, 1917
Military Service
889677
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Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
22nd Bn.
Additional Information
January 15, 1888
Danville, Richmond, Quebec
April 19, 1916
Mont-Joli, Bas-St-Laurent, Quebec
Baptized Joseph-Wilfrid Guillemette. Son of Anaclet Guillemette and Célina Richard, of Sherbrooke, Québec. Husband of Rose-de-Lima « Alma » Lévesque, of Mont-Joli, Bas-St-Laurent, Québec. He was father of three children when he enlisted.
He was severely wounded to the head during the assault on Hill 70 in Lens and he died of his wounds at a forward position of No. 7 Casualty clearing station.
Commemorated on Page 248 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
II. J. 3.
Noeux-les-Mines is a town 6 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. The Communal Cemetery is on the northern side of the town, on the south-east side of the road to Labourse.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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