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Joseph Henri Berthiaume
In memory of:
Private Joseph Henri Berthiaume
November 6, 1918
Orton, Morayshire, Scotland
Military Service
243009
24
Army
Canadian Forestry Corps
Additional Information
April 24, 1894
St-Hyacinte, Quebec
February 22, 1916
Montréal, Quebec
Baptized Joseph-Henri-Eugène Berthiaume. Son of Wilfrid-Antoine Berthiaume and Mélanie Tétreault, of Montréal, Québec. He stated being born on 28 April 1894 when he enlisted.
Joseph-Henri Berthiaume briefly served with the 22nd Battalion in Summer 1917 and was evacuated following a wound to his back and trench fever. After healing, he was kept in England and was later transferred to the Forestry Corps, in April 1918. He died of Spanish flu seven months later while he was serving with the Forestry Corps in northern Scotland.
Commemorated on Page 368 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
ROTHES OLD CHURCHYARD
Moray, United Kingdom
No. 2 Extn. 564.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Newspaper clipping – La Presse November 12th 1918 -
Details
Grave marker – Grave marker
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