Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Modeste Bourassa and Philomène Lussier-dit-Lucier (deceased in 1914) of Chellwood, Saskatchewan.
Severely wounded during the assault on Hill 70, near Lens, he was evacuated to the Casualty clearing station n° 6, in Bruay, where he died the same day.
Brother of Private Joseph Bourassa, who was killed in action while serving with the 5th Battalion during the Battle of Amiens.
Digitized service file.
Digital gallery of Private John Bourassa
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Border to Boys. Mircoform Sequence 12; Volume Number 131829_B016721; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 156 Page 297 of 934 -
Group Photo
John Bourassa and his brother Joseph Bourassa. -
Attestation paper
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The National Métis Veterans’ Memorial Monument
Wakaw, Saskatchewan -
Grave marker
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Grave marker
Grave marker -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Private John Bourassa
Digital gallery of
Private John Bourassa
Digital gallery of
Private John Bourassa
Digital gallery of
Private John Bourassa
Digital gallery of
Private John Bourassa
Digital gallery of
Private John Bourassa
Digital gallery of
Private John Bourassa
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 205 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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