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Adélard Gour
In memory of:
Private Adélard Gour
February 16, 1922
Military Service
466352
34
Army
Canadian Expeditionary Force
22nd Bn
Additional Information
November 15, 1887
L’Assomption, Quebec
July 9, 1915
Edmonton, Alberta
Son of Henri Gour and Diane Landry, of Montréal, Québec.
Widow of Clara Lepitre (who died in 1915).
He stated being born in Montréal on November 16, 1888 when he enlisted.
He suffered a gas attack in spring 1918 and was infected by tuberculosis. He was then repatriated in the fall and later died of tuberculosis.
Commemorated on Page 561 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada
N/A
Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road. During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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