Pte
François Sam Brassard
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 23/03/1884 |
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Place of birth: Jonquière, Saguenay, Quebec, Canada |
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: 472336 |
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Enlistment date: 20/08/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 15th Bn. (48th Highlanders) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 06/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Waterloo, 's Graventafel, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 33 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30. |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." While carrying out the wounded during the attack on Passchendaele Ridge, this soldier, when returning to the front line, was instantly killed by a piece of shrapnel.
Sources 2
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1022 - 9). 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: 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4924, Microfilm reel number: T-10718, File number: 391). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Sources used |
More information 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/922381 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=ee427b3d-fae7-4e6d-a9a2-9ca88e5d704d |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5478965 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/922381 |
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A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/922381/ |