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Firmin Omer Delplancke
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 20/10/1892 |
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Place of birth: Gullegem, West- Vlaanderen, Belgium |
General information
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Profession: Farmer |
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Religion: Roman Catholic |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 114814 |
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Enlistment date: 28/07/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Camp Hughes, Sewell, Manitoba, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Military Police (Attached) — Canadian Light Horse (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 11/11/1917 |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 25 |
Cemetery
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Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Plot: I Row: I Grave: 126 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
Firmin Omer Delplancke was born in 1892 in Gullegem, Belgium. At the age of 21 Firmin emigrated to Canada, with some acquaintances from Gullegem and the nearby town of Heule. They arrived in New York in April 1914. Firmin ended up in the Winnipeg, Manitoba area, where he worked as a farmer. He joined up in July 1915 and was taken on by the 9th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Firmin was later transferred to the Canadian Light Horse. In October 1916, while stationed in England, Firmin married Maud Rose Taylor, in Thorpe, Surrey.
In April 1917, Firmin was transferred to the Canadian Light Horse. He served with the Canadian Light Horse until he was attached to the Assistant Provost Marshal, of the Canadian Military Police, the 31st of October 1917. Not even two weeks later on November 11th Firmin was on traffic control, near Passchendaele, with other men and officers from his regiment. While they were resting in a dugout on a heavily shelled road, a shell exploded at the entrance of the dugout, instantly killing Firmin, aged 25.
Firmin was buried in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery.
In April 1917, Firmin was transferred to the Canadian Light Horse. He served with the Canadian Light Horse until he was attached to the Assistant Provost Marshal, of the Canadian Military Police, the 31st of October 1917. Not even two weeks later on November 11th Firmin was on traffic control, near Passchendaele, with other men and officers from his regiment. While they were resting in a dugout on a heavily shelled road, a shell exploded at the entrance of the dugout, instantly killing Firmin, aged 25.
Firmin was buried in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery.
Sources 4
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2425 - 48 Item Number: 348619). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx Sources used |
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War diaries: Canadian Light Horse (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4955, Microfilm reel number: T-10771, File number: 490). https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/ Sources used |
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War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), Record Group Number: RG 150, 1992-93/314; Volume Number: 225). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/mass-digitized-archives/circumstances-death-registers/Pages/circumstances-death-registers.aspx Sources used |
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War Graves Registry: Commonwealth War Graves (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG150, 1992-1993/314, Box 39-244; Box: 107). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/mass-digitized-archives/commonwealth-war-graves-registers/pages/commonwealth-war-graves-registers.aspx Sources used |
More information 4
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=af19bfb7-e621-4ef5-8c3c-09af8bc77d3f |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/98779 |
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Belgian War Dead Register https://www.wardeadregister.be/nl/dead-person?idPersonne=14050 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5824927 |