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Frank Matte

In memory of:

Private Frank Matte

October 19, 1915
Kemmel, Belgium

Military Service


Service Number:

61721

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

May 27, 1893
Montréal (Ste-Brigide), Quebec

Enlistment:

November 2, 1914
Montréal, Quebec

Joseph-Honoré-François « Frank » Matte, son of Joseph-Eugène Matte and Clarinda Vincent.

Cousin of Private Gaston Pelletier, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 28 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

VII. A. 9.

Location:

LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 7 Km south of Ieper town centre on the Kemmelseweg (N331), connecting Ieper to Kemmel. From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and straight on towards Armentieres (N336). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg made prominent by a level crossing. The cemetery is located on the right hand side of the road, 5 km after joining the Kemmelseweg.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave marker– Grave marker
  • Circumstances of death registers– Circumstances of death.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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