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Alexandre Deslauriers

In memory of:

Lieutenant Alexandre Deslauriers

February 4, 1919

Military Service

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Citation(s):

Mentioned in dispatches (Sir Douglas Haig, April 7, 1918) Military Cross for bravery and devotion between February 25 to September 16, 1918.

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross

Additional Information

Born:

March 26, 1892
Montréal (Ste-Brigide), Quebec

Enlistment:

October 26, 1914
Montréal, Quebec

Baptized Donia-Alexandre Deslauriers. Son of François-Xavier Deslauriers (deceased in 1907) and Eugénie Desrosiers-dit-Lafrenière (deceased in 1896).

He named his uncle Odilon Lafrenière, of Montréal, as next-of-kin.

Commemorated on Page 532 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AUVELAIS NEW COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– La Presse 15 February 1919

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    Newspaper clipping – La Presse 15 February 1919
  • Award Citation– References for the granting of his two decorations.

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    Award Citation
    Award Citation – References for the granting of his two decorations.
  • Photo of Alexandre Deslauriers

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    Photo of Alexandre Deslauriers
    Photo of Alexandre Deslauriers
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc

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    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc
  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 977 of 1036.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 977 of 1036.
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker

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