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Nelson Fortier

In memory of:

Private Nelson Fortier

October 27, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

412978

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

13th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

May 26, 1896

Commemorated on Page 238 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

YPRES RESERVOIR CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

I. I. 37.

Location:

The YPRES RESERVOIR CEMETERY is located to the North West of the town. From the station turn left and drive along M.Fochlaan to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left into M.Haiglaan along for 300 meters and turn right into M.Plumerlaan. The YPRES RESERVOIR CEMETERY is on the right hand side, approx 200 meters along.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Wartime diary– Private Nelson Fortier was the first man of the 13th Canadian Infantry Battalion to be killed in action after the move to Belgium for the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) in October 1917. Matching his date of death to the war diary tells us that he was the man that was killed by a bomb dropped from an enemy aeroplane while doing road work near Spree Farm (Trench Map 28.c.18.c), just south of St. Julien.

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    Wartime diary – Private Nelson Fortier was the first man of the 13th Canadian Infantry Battalion to be killed in action after the move to Belgium for the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) in October 1917. Matching his date of death to the war diary tells us that he was the man that was killed by a bomb dropped from an enemy aeroplane while doing road work near Spree Farm (Trench Map 28.c.18.c), just south of St. Julien.
  • Circumstances of death registers– Circumstance of Death record from Private Nelson Fortier.

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    Circumstances of death registers – Circumstance of Death record from Private Nelson Fortier.
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