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Joseph Desourdie

In memory of:

Private Joseph Desourdie

August 21, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

142509

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

4th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

September 18, 1887

Son of Joseph and Angelina Desourdie, of 31, Cumberland St., Allandale, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 227 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

XXII. Q. 13.

Location:

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Cenotaph– Barrie, Ontario

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    Cenotaph – Barrie, Ontario
  • 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– Circumstances of Death- Private Joseph Desourdie.

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    Circumstances of Death – Circumstances of Death- Private Joseph Desourdie.
  • Memorial– This plaque, in the entrance foyer of St. Mary's Catholic Church, 65 Amelia Street, Barrie, Ontario, commemorates members of the parish who died in World War I. Included is the name of Joseph Desourdie. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2022.)

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    Memorial – This plaque, in the entrance foyer of St. Mary's Catholic Church, 65 Amelia Street, Barrie, Ontario, commemorates members of the parish who died in World War I. Included is the name of Joseph Desourdie. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2022.)

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