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Alexandre Dugas

In memory of:

Private Alexandre Dugas

August 27, 1918
Chérisy, France

Military Service

Service Number:

889846

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

August 17, 1893
Maria, Gaspésie, Quebec

Enlistment:

February 15, 1916
Gaspé, Quebec

Baptized Louis-Philippe-Alexandre Dugas. Son of Marguerite Fugère (deceased in 1901) and Joseph-Honoré Dugas (remarried in 1907 to Marie-Jeanne Fugère), of Maria, Gaspésie, Québec.

He was wounded to the legs at Vimy on 9 April 1917 and evacuated in England for one year.

Commemorated on Page 400 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

QUEBEC CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

D. 43.

Location:

Take the D38 from Cherisy to Hendecourt. Approximately 2 kilometres from Cherisy turn left just before Sun Quarry Cemetery onto a dirt track. Continue for 1 kilometre before turning left to arrive at Quebec Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Duane to Dzhobiewski. Microform Sequence 30; Volume Number 31829_B016739. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 174. Page 221 of 1062.

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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: Duane to Dzhobiewski. Microform Sequence 30; Volume Number 31829_B016739. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 174. Page 221 of 1062.
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  • Memorial– Monument in memory of Alexander Dugas located in Maria, Quebec.

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    Memorial – Monument in memory of Alexander Dugas located in Maria, Quebec.
  • Grave Marker– Raymonde Arsenault, resident of Maria, placing in the ground at the foot of the stele of Alexandre Dugas, a container containing memories from Maria, Alexandre's hometown. Photo of Béatrice Letombe, president of the St-Michel, Great War Association in Chérisy, April 17, 2019.

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    Grave Marker – Raymonde Arsenault, resident of Maria, placing in the ground at the foot of the stele of Alexandre Dugas, a container containing memories from Maria, Alexandre's hometown. Photo of Béatrice Letombe, president of the St-Michel, Great War Association in Chérisy, April 17, 2019.
  • Artifacts– Memories from Maria, Alexandre's hometown, which were buried at the foot of the stele of Alexandre Dugas, on April 17, 2019.

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    Artifacts – Memories from Maria, Alexandre's hometown, which were buried at the foot of the stele of Alexandre Dugas, on April 17, 2019.

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